2023 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Monte Watkins NMSU SO RB 14 59 572 9.69 2 80 24 21 9
2 Aaron Bedgood Liberty SR WR 13 58 552 9.52 3 49 22 18 8
3 Terry Wilkins MTSU SO RB 4 18 146 8.11 1 75 6 3 2
4 Makhilyn Young NMSU FR RB 11 28 191 6.82 2 31 11 8 2
5 Kaidon Salter Liberty SO QB 14 163 1089 6.68 12 52 61 42 15
6 Quinton Cooley Liberty JR RB 14 221 1401 6.34 16 60 67 41 12
7 Malik Jackson J'ville St SR RB 12 146 897 6.14 7 68 40 22 11
8 Vaughn Blue Liberty FR RB 6 19 116 6.11 0 21 8 6 1
9 James Jointer, Jr. Liberty FR RB 9 43 251 5.84 2 34 11 6 2
10 Star Thomas NMSU JR RB 15 112 653 5.83 4 40 30 19 6
11 Tyre Shelton La Tech SR RB 8 97 551 5.68 5 56 26 17 5
12 Kejon Owens FIU SO RB 10 80 453 5.66 5 47 22 13 5
13 Keith Willis Jr. La Tech FR RB 7 51 288 5.65 7 68 11 4 2
14 Zion Webb J'ville St SR QB 11 132 708 5.36 7 61 40 24 10
15 DJ Riles MTSU FR QB 7 19 101 5.32 1 16 4 2 0
16 Diego Pavia NMSU JR QB 15 176 923 5.24 7 44 50 32 9
16 Billy Lucas Liberty SO RB 12 114 597 5.24 6 43 33 17 3
18 Deion Hankins UTEP JR RB 12 157 812 5.17 5 54 42 22 7
19 Ron Wiggins J'ville St JR RB 8 92 468 5.09 6 37 21 15 3
20 Torrance Burgess Jr. UTEP SO RB 11 124 620 5.00 2 40 24 21 3
21 Charvis Thornton La Tech JR RB 10 55 270 4.91 1 47 12 6 2
22 Anwar Lewis J'ville St JR RB 9 93 452 4.86 3 40 22 13 4
23 Jaiden Credle MTSU SO RB 12 90 427 4.74 2 71 23 11 3
24 Jekail Middlebrook MTSU FR RB 3 18 85 4.72 2 25 5 3 1
25 Adrian Murdaugh Sam Hou St SO RB 7 26 121 4.65 2 52 5 2 1
26 Elijah Young Western Ky JR RB 13 104 474 4.56 3 64 18 11 3
27 Shomari Lawrence FIU SO RB 12 125 566 4.53 4 67 17 11 4
28 Markese Stepp Western Ky SR RB 11 69 310 4.49 3 56 15 7 2
29 L.T. Sanders Western Ky SO RB 9 31 138 4.45 0 56 2 1 1
30 Keldric Moody La Tech JR RB 6 34 149 4.38 0 24 8 5 2
30 Malik Caper Liberty SR RB 4 13 57 4.38 0 11 1 1 0
32 Jacob Fields La Tech FR RB 8 26 105 4.04 2 30 8 2 1
33 Mike Franklin UTEP JR RB 7 45 180 4.00 3 21 7 1 1
33 Jake McNamara UTEP FR QB 2 8 32 4.00 1 11 1 1 0
35 Jamoni Jones NMSU JR RB 15 87 343 3.94 3 24 16 8 1
36 Jonathan Brady NMSU SO WR 8 9 35 3.89 1 10 1 2 0
37 Eli Stowers NMSU SO QB 11 28 108 3.86 2 26 7 3 1
38 Davion Ervin-Poindexter Western Ky SR RB 13 63 241 3.83 1 18 10 6 0
39 Logan Smothers J'ville St JR QB 11 85 322 3.79 7 41 25 13 1
40 Frank Peasant MTSU JR RB 9 81 306 3.78 4 37 13 7 2
40 Noah Smith Sam Hou St JR WR 10 27 102 3.78 2 25 4 2 1
42 Ezell Jolly UTEP FR RB 4 15 53 3.53 0 14 1 1 0
43 Caden Veltkamp Western Ky FR QB 2 23 76 3.30 0 28 5 2 1
44 John Gentry Sam Hou St SO RB 10 119 392 3.29 3 28 21 6 1
45 Ashton Frye J'ville St FR QB 2 10 31 3.10 0 11 2 1 0
46 Nicholas Vattiato MTSU SO QB 12 139 397 2.86 2 30 28 19 1
46 J'Wan Evans J'ville St JR RB 6 21 60 2.86 4 12 4 1 0
48 Keegan Shoemaker Sam Hou St SR QB 11 93 254 2.73 1 29 22 13 4
49 Zach Hrbacek Sam Hou St SO RB 4 37 93 2.51 0 10 4 1 0
50 Kevin Hurley UTEP JR QB 6 20 48 2.40 3 18 3 2 0
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards

Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 8.0 rushing attempts in all plays.