2023 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Bedgood | Liberty | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 228 | 12.00 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Monte Watkins | NMSU | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Ron Wiggins | J'ville St | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 205 | 8.20 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Shomari Lawrence | FIU | SO | RB | 12 | 38 | 279 | 7.34 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Markese Stepp | Western Ky | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | SO | QB | 13 | 44 | 304 | 6.91 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Quinton Cooley | Liberty | JR | RB | 13 | 62 | 423 | 6.82 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Malik Jackson | J'ville St | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 327 | 6.81 | 3 | 68 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Star Thomas | NMSU | JR | RB | 13 | 30 | 203 | 6.77 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 27 | 168 | 6.22 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Austin Reed | Western Ky | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Anwar Lewis | J'ville St | JR | RB | 6 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Jaiden Credle | MTSU | SO | RB | 11 | 26 | 135 | 5.19 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Vaughn Blue | Liberty | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Tyre Shelton | La Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 32 | 161 | 5.03 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Billy Lucas | Liberty | SO | RB | 9 | 21 | 104 | 4.95 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Deion Hankins | UTEP | JR | RB | 12 | 64 | 307 | 4.80 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Diego Pavia | NMSU | JR | QB | 14 | 52 | 233 | 4.48 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 19 | Charvis Thornton | La Tech | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Kejon Owens | FIU | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | John Gentry | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 9 | 28 | 119 | 4.25 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Zion Webb | J'ville St | SR | QB | 10 | 37 | 148 | 4.00 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Elijah Young | Western Ky | JR | RB | 9 | 37 | 142 | 3.84 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Jamoni Jones | NMSU | JR | RB | 14 | 28 | 105 | 3.75 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Trapper Pannell | Sam Hou St | SO | ATH | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Noah Smith | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | Western Ky | SR | RB | 10 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Hank Bachmeier | La Tech | SR | QB | 8 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Nicholas Vattiato | MTSU | SO | QB | 11 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Antonio Patterson | FIU | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Frank Peasant | MTSU | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 53 | 2.52 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Zach Hrbacek | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Reggion Bennett | J'ville St | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jack Turner | La Tech | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Caden Veltkamp | Western Ky | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mike Franklin | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Gavin Hardison | UTEP | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Logan Smothers | J'ville St | JR | QB | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0.94 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Keyone Jenkins | FIU | FR | QB | 11 | 41 | 36 | 0.88 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Keegan Shoemaker | Sam Hou St | SR | QB | 11 | 23 | 20 | 0.87 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Cade McConnell | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | -7 | -0.78 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 5.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.