| Rank | Player | Opponent | Sched Date | Carries | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Average | Position | Class |
| 1 | Matt Forte, Tulane | Southern Methodist | 20-OCT-07 | 38 | 349 | 7 | 342 | 4 | 9 | RB | SR |
| 2 | Darren McFadden, Arkansas | South Carolina | 03-NOV-07 | 34 | 326 | 5 | 321 | 1 | 9.44 | RB | JR |
| 3 | Kevin Smith, UCF | UAB | 10-NOV-07 | 41 | 332 | 12 | 320 | 4 | 7.8 | RB | JR |
| 4 | Matt Forte, Tulane | Southeastern La. | 22-SEP-07 | 40 | 314 | 11 | 303 | 5 | 7.58 | RB | SR |
| 5 | Chris Johnson, East Caro. | Memphis | 03-NOV-07 | 20 | 301 | 0 | 301 | 4 | 15.05 | RB | SR |
| 6 | Jamaal Charles, Texas | Nebraska | 27-OCT-07 | 33 | 296 | 6 | 290 | 3 | 8.79 | RB | JR |
| 7 | Kevin Smith, UCF | Tulsa | 01-DEC-07 | 39 | 288 | 4 | 284 | 4 | 7.28 | RB | JR |
| 8 | Tony Temple, Missouri | Arkansas | 01-JAN-08 | 24 | 297 | 16 | 281 | 4 | 11.71 | RB | SR |
| 9 | Ray Rice, Rutgers | Ball St. | 05-JAN-08 | 35 | 282 | 2 | 280 | 4 | 8 | RB | JR |
| 10 | Matt Forte, Tulane | Memphis | 27-OCT-07 | 44 | 282 | 4 | 278 | 2 | 6.32 | RB | SR |
| 11 | Anthony Allen, Louisville | Middle Tenn. St. | 06-SEP-07 | 35 | 278 | 3 | 275 | 2 | 7.86 | RB | SO |
| 11 | Chad Hall, Air Force | Army | 03-NOV-07 | 34 | 281 | 6 | 275 | 1 | 8.09 | WR | SR |
| 13 | Chad Hall, Air Force | Colorado St. | 13-OCT-07 | 31 | 262 | 6 | 256 | 4 | 8.26 | WR | SR |
| 14 | Louis Rankin, Washington | Stanford | 03-NOV-07 | 36 | 273 | 18 | 255 | 1 | 7.08 | RB | SR |
| 15 | Jonathan Stewart, Oregon | South Fla. | 31-DEC-07 | 23 | 259 | 6 | 253 | 1 | 11 | RB | JR |
| 16 | Jonathan Stewart, Oregon | Washington | 20-OCT-07 | 32 | 257 | 6 | 251 | 2 | 7.84 | RB | JR |
| 17 | Zach Brown, Wisconsin | Minnesota | 17-NOV-07 | 29 | 256 | 6 | 250 | 2 | 8.62 | RB | FR |
| 18 | Ray Rice, Rutgers | Army | 09-NOV-07 | 34 | 244 | 1 | 243 | 2 | 7.15 | RB | JR |
| 19 | Jalen Parmele, Toledo | Ohio | 20-OCT-07 | 38 | 247 | 6 | 241 | 2 | 6.34 | RB | SR |
| 19 | Luke Lippincott, Nevada | Utah St. | 20-OCT-07 | 36 | 244 | 3 | 241 | 2 | 6.69 | RB | JR |
| 21 | Marlon Lucky, Nebraska | Nevada | 01-SEP-07 | 30 | 235 | 2 | 233 | 3 | 7.77 | RB | JR |
| 22 | James Starks, Buffalo | Toledo | 13-OCT-07 | 34 | 233 | 2 | 231 | 3 | 6.79 | RB | SO |
| 23 | Eugene Jarvis, Kent St. | Ohio | 29-SEP-07 | 30 | 242 | 12 | 230 | 2 | 7.67 | RB | SO |
| 24 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Mississippi | Missouri | 08-SEP-07 | 33 | 228 | 2 | 226 | 1 | 6.85 | RB | SR |
| 24 | Joseph Turner, TCU | San Diego St. | 24-NOV-07 | 33 | 226 | 0 | 226 | 4 | 6.85 | RB | SO |
| 26 | Reggie Arnold, Arkansas St. | La.-Lafayette | 13-OCT-07 | 24 | 225 | 0 | 225 | 1 | 9.38 | RB | SO |
| 27 | Louis Rankin, Washington | California | 17-NOV-07 | 21 | 224 | 0 | 224 | 1 | 10.67 | RB | SR |
| 28 | Kevin Smith, UCF | La.-Lafayette | 29-SEP-07 | 33 | 223 | 0 | 223 | 3 | 6.76 | RB | JR |
| 28 | Chris Johnson, East Caro. | Boise St. | 23-DEC-07 | 28 | 224 | 1 | 223 | 1 | 7.96 | RB | SR |
| 30 | Chris Wells, Ohio St. | Michigan | 17-NOV-07 | 39 | 230 | 8 | 222 | 2 | 5.69 | RB | SO |
| 31 | Chris Wells, Ohio St. | Michigan St. | 20-OCT-07 | 31 | 234 | 13 | 221 | 1 | 7.13 | RB | SO |
| 32 | Chauncey Washington, Southern California | California | 10-NOV-07 | 29 | 221 | 1 | 220 | 1 | 7.59 | RB | SR |
| 33 | Kevin Smith, UCF | UTEP | 24-NOV-07 | 46 | 223 | 4 | 219 | 1 | 4.76 | RB | JR |
| 34 | Kevin Smith, UCF | North Carolina St. | 01-SEP-07 | 35 | 219 | 2 | 217 | 2 | 6.2 | RB | JR |
| 35 | Michael Hart, Michigan | Eastern Mich. | 06-OCT-07 | 22 | 218 | 3 | 215 | 3 | 9.77 | RB | SR |
| 36 | Dwight Tardy, Washington St. | UCLA | 27-OCT-07 | 37 | 224 | 10 | 214 | 2 | 5.78 | RB | JR |
| 36 | Deonte Jackson, Idaho | Cal Poly | 08-SEP-07 | 30 | 216 | 2 | 214 | 1 | 7.13 | RB | FR |
| 36 | Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois | Indiana | 22-SEP-07 | 27 | 214 | 0 | 214 | 1 | 7.93 | RB | JR |
| 39 | Dantrell Savage, Oklahoma St. | Nebraska | 13-OCT-07 | 25 | 216 | 4 | 212 | 1 | 8.48 | RB | SR |
| 40 | Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss. | UTEP | 17-NOV-07 | 34 | 211 | 0 | 211 | 3 | 6.21 | RB | SO |
| 41 | Matt Forte, Tulane | UAB | 13-OCT-07 | 32 | 212 | 3 | 209 | 1 | 6.53 | RB | SR |
| 42 | Marcus Thomas, UTEP | Southern Methodist | 29-SEP-07 | 35 | 212 | 5 | 207 | 3 | 5.91 | RB | SR |
| 43 | Darren McFadden, Arkansas | LSU | 23-NOV-07 | 32 | 211 | 5 | 206 | 3 | 6.44 | RB | JR |
| 44 | Ian Johnson, Boise St. | Nevada | 14-OCT-07 | 28 | 212 | 7 | 205 | 2 | 7.32 | RB | JR |
| 44 | Anthony Alridge, Houston | Rice | 13-OCT-07 | 24 | 214 | 9 | 205 | 4 | 8.54 | RB | SR |
| 44 | Anthony Alridge, Houston | Oregon | 01-SEP-07 | 22 | 224 | 19 | 205 | 1 | 9.32 | RB | SR |
| 44 | Kenny Cattouse, Troy | Florida Int'l | 06-OCT-07 | 14 | 208 | 3 | 205 | 1 | 14.64 | RB | SR |
| 48 | Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech | Miami (Fla.) | 13-OCT-07 | 37 | 206 | 2 | 204 | 0 | 5.51 | RB | SR |
| 48 | Anthony Alridge, Houston | UTEP | 27-OCT-07 | 27 | 206 | 2 | 204 | 0 | 7.56 | RB | SR |
| 50 | Javon Ringer, Michigan St. | Indiana | 13-OCT-07 | 29 | 203 | 0 | 203 | 2 | 7 | RB | JR |
| 50 | Willie Geter, Bowling Green | Kent St. | 20-OCT-07 | 22 | 209 | 6 | 203 | 1 | 9.23 | RB | FR |
| 52 | Matt Forte, Tulane | Army | 06-OCT-07 | 32 | 204 | 2 | 202 | 2 | 6.31 | RB | SR |
| 52 | Allen Patrick, Oklahoma | Oklahoma St. | 24-NOV-07 | 29 | 208 | 6 | 202 | 2 | 6.97 | RB | SR |
| 54 | Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois | Minnesota | 03-NOV-07 | 17 | 203 | 2 | 201 | 2 | 11.82 | RB | JR |
| 55 | Kalvin McRae, Ohio | Bowling Green | 27-OCT-07 | 42 | 207 | 7 | 200 | 3 | 4.76 | RB | SR |
| 56 | Kellen Lewis, Indiana | Akron | 15-SEP-07 | 18 | 200 | 1 | 199 | 2 | 11.06 | QB | SO |
| 57 | Devin Moore, Wyoming | Ohio | 22-SEP-07 | 19 | 198 | 0 | 198 | 2 | 10.42 | RB | JR |
| 58 | Ray Rice, Rutgers | Syracuse | 13-OCT-07 | 36 | 199 | 3 | 196 | 3 | 5.44 | RB | JR |
| 58 | Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | 01-SEP-07 | 26 | 196 | 0 | 196 | 2 | 7.54 | RB | SR |
| 58 | Knowshon Moreno, Georgia | Troy | 03-NOV-07 | 26 | 197 | 1 | 196 | 3 | 7.54 | RB | FR |
| 61 | Darren McFadden, Arkansas | Alabama | 15-SEP-07 | 33 | 195 | 0 | 195 | 2 | 5.91 | RB | JR |
| 61 | Kahlil Bell, UCLA | Stanford | 01-SEP-07 | 19 | 198 | 3 | 195 | 0 | 10.26 | RB | JR |
| 63 | Matt Forte, Tulane | Rice | 17-NOV-07 | 39 | 197 | 3 | 194 | 5 | 4.97 | RB | SR |
| 64 | Chris Markey, UCLA | Washington | 22-SEP-07 | 14 | 193 | 0 | 193 | 1 | 13.79 | RB | SR |
| 65 | Frank Summers, UNLV | Utah | 22-SEP-07 | 29 | 193 | 3 | 190 | 2 | 6.55 | RB | JR |
| 66 | Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois | Ball St. | 27-OCT-07 | 28 | 191 | 2 | 189 | 2 | 6.75 | RB | JR |
| 67 | Knowshon Moreno, Georgia | Florida | 27-OCT-07 | 33 | 193 | 5 | 188 | 3 | 5.7 | RB | FR |
| 67 | Kevin Smith, UCF | Marshall | 03-NOV-07 | 29 | 205 | 17 | 188 | 2 | 6.48 | RB | JR |
| 67 | Michael Hart, Michigan | Appalachian St. | 01-SEP-07 | 23 | 190 | 2 | 188 | 3 | 8.17 | RB | SR |
| 70 | Michael Hart, Michigan | Notre Dame | 15-SEP-07 | 35 | 190 | 3 | 187 | 2 | 5.34 | RB | SR |
| 70 | Luke Lippincott, Nevada | Boise St. | 14-OCT-07 | 31 | 187 | 0 | 187 | 4 | 6.03 | RB | JR |
| 70 | Frank Summers, UNLV | San Diego St. | 10-NOV-07 | 26 | 196 | 9 | 187 | 0 | 7.19 | RB | JR |
| 73 | Nicholas Grigsby, Arizona | Washington St. | 29-SEP-07 | 30 | 186 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 6.2 | RB | FR |
| 73 | Cedric Peerman, Virginia | North Carolina | 15-SEP-07 | 30 | 191 | 5 | 186 | 1 | 6.2 | RB | JR |
| 73 | Benjamin Williams, South Fla. | Fla. Atlantic | 06-OCT-07 | 25 | 189 | 3 | 186 | 4 | 7.44 | RB | JR |
| 73 | Patrick White, West Virginia | Connecticut | 24-NOV-07 | 16 | 191 | 5 | 186 | 2 | 11.63 | QB | JR |
| 77 | Javon Ringer, Michigan St. | Northwestern | 06-OCT-07 | 12 | 185 | 0 | 185 | 3 | 15.42 | RB | JR |
| 78 | Ray Rice, Rutgers | Buffalo | 30-AUG-07 | 25 | 187 | 3 | 184 | 3 | 7.36 | RB | JR |
| 78 | P.J. Hill, Wisconsin | Northern Ill. | 20-OCT-07 | 21 | 185 | 1 | 184 | 2 | 8.76 | RB | SO |
| 80 | James Starks, Buffalo | Ohio | 06-OCT-07 | 36 | 202 | 19 | 183 | 2 | 5.08 | RB | SO |
| 80 | Eugene Jarvis, Kent St. | Buffalo | 24-NOV-07 | 34 | 196 | 13 | 183 | 0 | 5.38 | RB | SO |
| 80 | Tarrion Adams, Tulsa | UAB | 29-SEP-07 | 24 | 185 | 2 | 183 | 1 | 7.63 | RB | JR |
| 80 | Brandon McAnderson, Kansas | Texas A&M | 27-OCT-07 | 21 | 185 | 2 | 183 | 2 | 8.71 | RB | SR |
| 84 | Kalvin McRae, Ohio | Toledo | 20-OCT-07 | 25 | 184 | 2 | 182 | 3 | 7.28 | RB | SR |
| 85 | Ray Rice, Rutgers | South Fla. | 18-OCT-07 | 39 | 189 | 8 | 181 | 0 | 4.64 | RB | JR |
| 86 | Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. St. | Memphis | 13-OCT-07 | 19 | 190 | 10 | 180 | 1 | 9.47 | QB | FR |
| 86 | Calvin Dawson, La.-Monroe | Middle Tenn. St. | 03-NOV-07 | 17 | 190 | 10 | 180 | 3 | 10.59 | RB | SR |
| 86 | Thomas Brown, Georgia | Mississippi | 29-SEP-07 | 16 | 184 | 4 | 180 | 3 | 11.25 | RB | SR |
| 86 | Jamaal Charles, Texas | Oklahoma St. | 03-NOV-07 | 16 | 180 | 0 | 180 | 3 | 11.25 | RB | JR |
| 90 | Albert Young, Iowa | Michigan St. | 27-OCT-07 | 34 | 182 | 3 | 179 | 2 | 5.26 | RB | SR |
| 91 | Marcus Thomas, UTEP | Houston | 27-OCT-07 | 28 | 182 | 4 | 178 | 0 | 6.36 | RB | SR |
| 92 | Yvenson Bernard, Oregon St. | Maryland | 28-DEC-07 | 38 | 181 | 4 | 177 | 1 | 4.66 | RB | SR |
| 92 | Harvey Unga, BYU | UNLV | 13-OCT-07 | 25 | 178 | 1 | 177 | 1 | 7.08 | RB | FR |
| 92 | Kevin Smith, UCF | Southern Methodist | 17-NOV-07 | 20 | 187 | 10 | 177 | 2 | 8.85 | RB | JR |
| 92 | Colin Kaepernick, Nevada | Boise St. | 14-OCT-07 | 14 | 185 | 8 | 177 | 2 | 12.64 | QB | FR |
| 96 | Kevin Smith, UCF | Southern Miss. | 28-OCT-07 | 43 | 186 | 11 | 175 | 2 | 4.07 | RB | JR |
| 96 | Ray Rice, Rutgers | Navy | 07-SEP-07 | 37 | 181 | 6 | 175 | 2 | 4.73 | RB | JR |
| 96 | Joseph Doss, Memphis | Rice | 20-OCT-07 | 24 | 179 | 4 | 175 | 1 | 7.29 | RB | SR |
| 96 | Michael Desormeaux, La.-Lafayette | Middle Tenn. St. | 10-NOV-07 | 19 | 175 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 9.21 | QB | JR |
| 100 | Jamaal Charles, Texas | Texas Tech | 10-NOV-07 | 23 | 175 | 1 | 174 | 1 | 7.57 | RB | JR |