2021 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 2021 leaders: Lew Nichols III (2,010), Tyler Badie (1,934), Breece Hall (1,774).

Scrimmage Yards

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1986 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Scrim
1	Lew Nichols III	RB	CMU	40	38	2,010
2	Tyler Badie	RB	MIZ	60	54	1,934
3	Breece Hall	RB	ISU	35	36	1,774
4	Sean Tucker	RB	SYR	23	20	1,751
5	Deuce Vaughn	RB	KSU	61	47	1,729
6	Kenneth Walker III	RB	MSU	17	13	1,725
7	Sincere McCormick	RB	UTSA	22	22	1,663
8	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	1,616
9	Bryant Koback	RB	TOL	29	29	1,607
10	Tyler Allgeier	RB	BYU	32	26	1,601
11	Rasheen Ali	RB	MRSH	47	45	1,578
12	Jordan Addison	WR	PITT	112	93	1,507
13	Abram Smith	RB	BAY	19	12	1,498
14	Mataeo Durant	RB	DUKE	33	27	1,497
15	Travis Dye	RB	ORE	48	41	1,492
16	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	1,474
17	Charles Williams	RB	UNLV	14	13	1,463
18	Rachaad White	RB	ASU	47	43	1,462
19	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	OSU	22	23	1,457
20	Jerome Ford	RB	CIN	19	18	1,451
21	Jameson Williams	WR	ALA	97	68	1,450
22	Bijan Robinson	RB	TEX	28	26	1,422
23	Hassan Haskins	RB	MICH	19	16	1,404
24	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	1,402
25	Tyler Goodson	RB	IOWA	38	31	1,398
26	Keaton Mitchell	RB	ECU	28	22	1,385
27	Kyren Williams	RB	ND	48	42	1,361
28	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	ALA	38	31	1,339
29	Zach Charbonnet	RB	UCLA	27	24	1,334
30	DeAndre Torrey	RB	UNT	10	12	1,330
31	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	UK	16	12	1,328
32	David Bell	WR	PUR	118	93	1,325
33	Jaylen Warren	RB	OKST	22	19	1,325
34	B.J. Baylor	RB	ORST	8	6	1,312
35	Ellis Merriweather	RB	MASS	30	22	1,303
36	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	WKU	107	80	1,299
37	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	80	69	1,290
38	Leddie Brown	RB	WVU	46	36	1,282
39	Brad Roberts	RB	AF	1	0	1,279
40	Ty Chandler	RB	UNC	15	14	1,278
41	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	UK	127	94	1,275
42	Evan Hull	RB	NU	38	33	1,273
43	Josh Downs	WR	UNC	133	98	1,273
44	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	1,259
45	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	1,256
46	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	1,247
47	Keytaon Thompson	WR	UVA	100	78	1,237
48	Calvin Austin III	WR	MEM	89	74	1,218
49	Xazavian Valladay	RB	WYO	25	23	1,217
50	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	77	66	1,216
51	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	GT	29	35	1,211
52	DeWayne McBride	RB	UAB	5	3	1,207
53	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	1,203
54	Isaiah Spiller	RB	TA&M	33	25	1,200
55	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	108	91	1,200
56	Calvin Turner Jr.	RB	HAW	87	73	1,192
57	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	94	90	1,190
58	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	1,184
59	Charleston Rambo	WR	MIA	103	79	1,172
60	Dylan McDuffie	RB	BUF	19	14	1,172
61	Devon Achane	RB	TA&M	27	24	1,171
62	Marquez Cooper	RB	KENT	12	9	1,170
63	A.T. Perry	WR	WAKE	103	61	1,166
64	Kennedy Brooks	RB	OU	9	6	1,160
65	Ronnie Rivers	RB	FRES	40	34	1,152
66	John Metchie	WR	ALA	124	96	1,150
67	Chase Brown	RB	ILL	16	14	1,147
68	Braelon Allen	RB	WIS	8	6	1,146
69	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	99	70	1,134
70	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	104	78	1,124
71	Tank Bigsby	RB	AUB	22	16	1,119
72	Romeo Doubs	WR	NEV	99	80	1,113
73	Johnny Ford	RB	FAU	25	23	1,111
74	Sean Tyler	RB	WMU	11	13	1,111
75	Nate Noel	RB	APP	8	8	1,094
76	Drake London	WR	USC	97	88	1,086
77	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	97	71	1,086
78	Blake Corum	RB	MICH	25	22	1,082
79	Blake Watson	RB	ODU	7	8	1,076
80	Tyrese Chambers	WR	FIU	39	45	1,074
81	Keaontay Ingram	RB	USC	23	22	1,067
82	Tyrion Davis-Price	RB	LSU	12	10	1,067
83	Trestan Ebner	RB	BAY	36	28	1,047
84	Tavion Thomas	RB	UTAH	3	2	1,044
85	Jay Ducker	RB	NIU	3	0	1,038
86	Max Borghi	RB	WSU	18	16	1,036
87	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	81	59	1,034
88	Jashaun Corbin	RB	FSU	32	25	1,031
89	Shermari Jones	RB	CCU	5	3	1,016
90	Tyjae Spears	RB	TULN	21	19	1,008
91	Kalil Pimpleton	WR	CMU	74	58	1,007
92	Greg Bell	RB	SDSU	5	4	1,004
93	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	995
94	Marcus Williams Jr.	RB	LT	21	20	994
95	Makai Polk	WR	MSST	118	98	989
96	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	71	62	988
97	Josh Johnson	WR	TLSA	87	75	983
98	Shamari Brooks	RB	TLSA	8	7	983
99	Trayvon Rudolph	WR	NIU	75	49	983
100	Alton McCaskill	RB	HOU	19	17	981

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