2017 College Scrimmage Yards Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Receiving plus rushing yards.

The 2017 leaders: Rashaad Penny (2,169), Bryce Love (2,006), Devin Singletary (1,981).

Scrimmage Yards

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1955 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Scrim
1	Rashaad Penny	RB	SDSU	24	18	2,169
2	Bryce Love	RB	STAN	8	6	2,006
3	Devin Singletary	RB	FAU	22	18	1,981
4	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS	12	7	1,746
5	Phillip Lindsay	RB	COLO	34	23	1,731
6	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	58	47	1,728
7	Ito Smith	RB	USM	51	36	1,691
8	Ronald Jones II	RB	USC	14	14	1,673
9	Diocemy Saint Juste	RB	HAW	31	28	1,667
10	Dalyn Dawkins	RB	CSU	33	23	1,659
11	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	17	14	1,639
12	D'Angelo Brewer	RB	TLSA	10	9	1,605
13	Justice Hill	RB	OKST	40	30	1,538
14	Myles Gaskin	RB	WASH	21	18	1,510
15	Kerryon Johnson	RB	AUB	24	23	1,508
16	J.K. Dobbins	RB	OSU	26	22	1,499
17	Terry Swanson	RB	TOL	18	17	1,487
18	Lexington Thomas	RB	UNLV	11	8	1,479
19	Josh Adams	RB	ND	16	10	1,468
20	Patrick Laird	RB	CAL	56	45	1,449
21	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	1,435
22	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	1,434
23	Justin Jackson	RB	NU	59	43	1,420
24	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	UK	14	10	1,390
25	Jeffery Wilson	RB	UNT	26	24	1,383
26	David Montgomery	RB	ISU	42	35	1,382
27	Darrell Henderson	RB	MEM	30	24	1,380
28	Alexander Mattison	RB	BOIS	36	28	1,358
29	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	1,351
30	Akrum Wadley	RB	IOWA	34	26	1,350
31	Jonathan Ward	RB	CMU	64	41	1,349
32	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	155	105	1,347
33	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	146	94	1,345
34	Zach Abey	WR	NAVY	1	1	1,330
35	Spencer Brown	RB	UAB	2	3	1,308
36	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	1,299
37	Larry Rose III	RB	NMSU	66	49	1,281
38	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	1,266
39	Jarvion Franklin	RB	WMU	7	5	1,263
40	Marquis Young	RB	MASS	45	35	1,262
41	Zack Moss	RB	UTAH	34	28	1,257
42	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	1,255
43	Derrius Guice	RB	LSU	17	15	1,253
44	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	1,252
45	Jordan Wilkins	RB	MISS	28	26	1,252
46	Rodney Anderson	RB	OU	19	16	1,243
47	Aaron Duckworth	RB	IDHO	18	16	1,232
48	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	TULN	8	8	1,206
49	Nick Chubb	RB	UGA	4	3	1,206
50	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	142	106	1,191
51	Nyheim Hines	RB	NCSU	33	25	1,164
52	Aeris Williams	RB	MSST	19	16	1,161
53	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	107	65	1,155
54	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	1,130
55	Travis Homer	RB	MIA	26	18	1,126
56	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	1,121
57	Boston Scott	RB	LT	27	20	1,118
58	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	1,105
59	Darrel Williams	RB	LSU	24	22	1,103
60	Justin Crawford	RB	WVU	11	8	1,099
61	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	126	80	1,094
62	Xavier Jones	RB	SMU	17	12	1,089
63	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	100	60	1,085
64	Rodney Smith	RB	MINN	19	17	1,084
65	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	114	61	1,081
66	Ish Witter	RB	MIZ	12	11	1,079
67	John Kelly	RB	TENN	45	37	1,077
68	Jalin Moore	RB	APP	17	12	1,075
69	Korey Robertson	WR	USM	104	72	1,070
70	KirVonte Benson	RB	GT	5	2	1,069
71	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	106	73	1,065
72	A.J. Ouellette	RB	OHIO	12	9	1,064
73	Ryan Nall	RB	ORST	36	27	1,050
74	Karan Higdon	RB	MICH	10	7	1,049
75	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	1,049
76	Kelton Moore	RB	NEV	29	19	1,044
77	Demario Richard	RB	ASU	13	7	1,042
78	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	107	73	1,042
79	Cam Akers	RB	FSU	17	15	1,032
80	Kenny Young	RB	M-OH	32	29	1,031
81	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	82	55	1,031
82	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	126	94	1,030
83	Caleb Huntley	RB	BALL	9	6	1,029
84	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	110	74	1,025
85	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	117	62	1,019
86	Ralph Webb	RB	VAN	23	13	1,019
87	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	1,017
88	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	123	80	1,015
89	Sony Michel	RB	UGA	8	5	1,003
90	Jamal Morrow	RB	WSU	68	56	1,001
91	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	103	65	993
92	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	101	61	988
93	Shaun Wilson	RB	DUKE	40	32	984
94	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	63	49	981
95	David Sills V	WR	WVU	91	60	980
96	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	136	89	980
97	Jordan Chunn	RB	TROY	34	28	978
98	Ka'Raun White	WR	WVU	89	58	978
99	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	102	71	974
100	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	973

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