For the second time in three years, a Boise State running back is the nation’s leading rusher.
In 2024, Ashton Jeanty led the nation in rushing at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, the highest level of NCAA Division I football, finishing the season with 2,601 yards, just 27 short of Barry Sanders’ single-season FBS record. He finished runner-up for the Heisman Trophy before being selected sixth overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2025 NFL Draft.
This year, through six games, junior tailback Dylan Riley has rushed for 835 yards, the most in the entire FBS…