2024 SEC rushing yard leaders after Week 1

Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson leads the SEC in rushing yards after Week 1.

Week 1 of the 2024 college football season concluded.

No. 12 Tennessee (1-0) is slated to play a top 25 matchup in Week 2. The Vols will face No. 23 North Carolina State (1-0) on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina (7:30 p.m. EDT, ABC).

Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Following Week 1 games, Vols Wire looks at statistical leaders in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson leads the SEC in rushing yards after the Vols’ season opening, 69-3, win versus Chattanooga.

Below are top five rushing yard leaders in the SEC entering Week 2.

  1. Dylan Sampson, Tennessee (124)
  2. Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida (106)
  3. Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (104)
  4. Justice Haynes, Alabama (102)
  5. Ja’Quinden Jackson, Arkansas (101)

2024 SEC football power rankings after Week 1 can be viewed here.

Dylan Sampson. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire