High school football: Alvin Henderson of Alabama tops national rushing yardage leaderboard

By Thomas Frey Oct 9, 2024, 11:30am

Elba senior and Auburn commit has scored 36 rushing touchdowns through seven games.

According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, Alvin Henderson of Elba (Ala.) is high school football’s national leader in rushing yardage.

Henderson, a four-star senior committed to Auburn, has 2,034 yards and 36 touchdowns this season on 156 carries. He rushed for at least 300 yards in four straight games during September, totaling 1,452 yards and 25 touchdowns in that span.

Zayden Cook of Chattooga (Summerville, Ga.) is No. 2 with 1,753 rushing yards. He has rushed for at least 200 yards in six of seven games this season. The senior has scored 19 rushing touchdowns and averaged 10.4 yards per carry in 2024.

Grady Kinsey of Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten, Ohio) is right behind Cook at No. 3 with 1,751 rushing yards. The junior rushed for 324 yards last week and has gone for over 200 yards in six of his seven games. Kinsey has scored at least four rushing touchdowns in four different games and has 25 total scores this season.

Read on for a look at the top 50 rushers in high school football.



Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
12034
21753
31751
41706
51690
61616
71571
81569
91566
101539
111535
121526
131497
141485
151469
161468
171456
181450
191441
201431
211406
221388
231387
241377
251376
261368
271364
281363
291359
301358
311357
321348
331345
341331
351323
361315
371313
381308
391305
401302
411299
421297
431291
441289
451288
461272
471271
481269
491266
501256