Below are the top local area rushing yardage leaders. Rushing stats are from Maxpreps for the local high school football teams in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk Counties.
| Name | School | Class | Yds | Att | Yds/Att | TD | GP |
| Chris Schwarz | River Ridge | 2016 | 2689 | 379 | 7.1 | 27 | 12 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | Sickles | 2015 | 1933 | 270 | 7.2 | 17 | 11 |
| Deon Cain | TBT | 2015 | 1892 | 252 | 7.5 | 19 | 13 |
| Malik Davis | Jesuit | 2017 | 1728 | 251 | 6.9 | 18 | 11 |
| Patrick Brooks | Plant | 2015 | 1404 | 140 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Markese Hargrove | Plant City | 2016 | 1365 | 161 | 8.5 | 9 | 10 |
| Corey Bennett Jr. | Blake | 2015 | 1321 | 234 | 5.6 | 9 | 10 |
| Michael Ford | Tarpon Springs | 2015 | 1290 | 244 | 5.3 | 13 | 11 |
| Christian Coleman | Fivay | 2015 | 1265 | 188 | 6.7 | 9 | 9 |
| Tavon Jones | Northeast | 2015 | 1262 | 236 | 5.3 | 8 | 10 |
| Willie Parker | Carrollwood Day | 2015 | 1237 | 133 | 9.3 | 12 | 9 |
| Jeff Smith | CCC | 2015 | 1236 | 105 | 11.8 | 19 | 12 |
| Ryan Davis | Lakewood | 2015 | 1233 | 129 | 9.6 | 17 | 13 |
| Thomas Boles III | Lake Gibson | 2015 | 1224 | 179 | 6.8 | 14 | 11 |
| Jacquan Fuller | IRC | 2015 | 1207 | 92 | 13.1 | 18 | 13 |
| Dante Satcher | Countryside | 2015 | 1197 | 168 | 7.1 | 12 | 9 |
| Todd Sims | Spoto | 2015 | 1192 | 134 | 8.9 | 12 | 11 |
| Jaylen Pickett | Zephyrhills | 2015 | 1173 | 163 | 7.2 | 14 | 11 |
| Stephon Williams | Calvary Christian | 2015 | 1138 | 112 | 10.2 | 15 | 10 |
| Zeke McGaughy | IRC | 2016 | 1136 | 133 | 8.5 | 18 | 13 |
| Artavis Pierce | Auburndale | 2016 | 1126 | 126 | 8.9 | 12 | 11 |
| Billy Werner | Hudson | 2016 | 1098 | 143 | 7.7 | 10 | 10 |
| Nathan Johnson | Sunlake | 2015 | 1088 | 205 | 5.3 | 12 | 12 |
| Tyriek Hopkins | Lakewood | 2015 | 1073 | 149 | 7.2 | 8 | 12 |
| Marcus Richardson | Seffner Christian | 2015 | 1012 | 142 | 7.1 | 15 | 10 |
| Crispian Atkins | Durant | 2015 | 986 | 191 | 5.2 | 9 | 10 |
| Jacquel Waller | St. Petersburg | 2016 | 985 | 149 | 6.6 | 10 | 11 |
| Ryan Marsh | Mitchell | 2015 | 946 | 141 | 6.7 | 11 | 9 |
| Bruce Anderson III | Newsome | 2015 | 943 | 151 | 6.2 | 12 | 9 |
| Darius Miller | St. Petersburg | 2016 | 941 | 80 | 11.8 | 11 | 11 |
| Marcelus Ware | Pinellas Park | 2015 | 940 | 99 | 9.5 | 7 | 10 |
| Adarius Lemons | Clearwater | 2017 | 932 | 128 | 7.3 | 9 | 10 |
| Otis Williams | King | 2016 | 900 | 110 | 8.2 | 7 | 10 |
| Tahwan Keels | Chamberlain | 2015 | 898 | 143 | 6.3 | 6 | 10 |
| Keshaun Peters | Gulf | 2015 | 898 | 76 | 11.8 | 12 | 11 |
| Dwayne Lawson | Hillsborough | 2015 | 867 | 118 | 7.3 | 17 | 11 |
| Oscee Calhoun | Pinellas Park | 2015 | 840 | 116 | 7.2 | 9 | 10 |
| Erick Davis | Durant | 2015 | 833 | 125 | 6.7 | 12 | 9 |
| Garrett Young | Cambridge | 2015 | 832 | 140 | 5.9 | 17 | 10 |
| Caylan Holloway | Armwood | 2015 | 830 | 111 | 7.5 | 12 | 12 |
| Anfernee Alston | Robinson | 2017 | 830 | 173 | 4.8 | 9 | 10 |
| Andrew Cunningham | Cambridge | 2018 | 829 | 79 | 10.5 | 11 | 9 |
| Jakiah Felder | Pasco | 2016 | 825 | 111 | 7.4 | 7 | 10 |
| Noah Johnson | Armwood | 2015 | 802 | 146 | 5.5 | 14 | 14 |
| Malik Huff | Gaither | 2015 | 798 | 68 | 11.7 | 6 | 9 |
| Theo Anderson | IRC | 2016 | 786 | 72 | 10.9 | 16 | 13 |
| Nate Munson | Hudson | 2016 | 772 | 118 | 6.5 | 5 | 10 |
| Joey Caruso | Hudson | 2015 | 771 | 121 | 6.4 | 12 | 10 |
| CJ Cotman | CCC | 2017 | 766 | 89 | 8.6 | 17 | 11 |
| Jordan Williams | Dunedin | 2015 | 762 | 133 | 5.7 | 4 | 10 |