2023 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Cooley | Liberty | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 8.00 | 79.00 |
| 2 | Diego Pavia | NMSU | JR | QB | 2 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 1 | 7.00 | 54.00 |
| 3 | Keegan Shoemaker | Sam Hou St | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 7.00 | 52.00 |
| 4 | Monte Watkins | NMSU | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 4.50 | 32.50 |
| 5 | Anwar Lewis | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 15.00 | 81.00 |
| 6 | Elijah Young | Western Ky | JR | RB | 2 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 6.00 | 26.50 |
| 7 | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | Western Ky | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 5.50 | 22.50 |
| 8 | Markese Stepp | Western Ky | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 24.00 |
| 9 | Kejon Owens | FIU | SO | RB | 1 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 11.00 | 42.00 |
| 10 | Billy Lucas | Liberty | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 5.00 | 19.00 |
| 11 | Deion Hankins | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 1 | 7.00 | 26.00 |
| 12 | Mike Franklin | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 1 | 7.00 | 25.00 |
| 13 | Star Thomas | NMSU | JR | RB | 2 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 21.00 |
| 13 | Shomari Lawrence | FIU | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 21.00 |
| 15 | Ashton Frye | J'ville St | FR | QB | 1 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 7.00 | 23.00 |
| 16 | Malik Jackson | J'ville St | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 6.00 | 19.00 |
| 17 | Keith Willis Jr. | La Tech | FR | RB | 2 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 3 | 4.50 | 14.00 |
| 18 | Jaiden Credle | MTSU | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 6.67 | 20.00 |
| 19 | Charvis Thornton | La Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 5.00 | 14.00 |
| 20 | Grayson James | FIU | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | SO | QB | 1 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 10.00 | 25.00 |
| 22 | Nicholas Vattiato | MTSU | SO | QB | 3 | 25 | 61 | 2.44 | 0 | 8.33 | 20.33 |
| 23 | John Gentry | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Logan Smothers | J'ville St | JR | QB | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 8.00 | 13.00 |
| 25 | Austin Reed | Western Ky | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 8.00 |
| 26 | Hank Bachmeier | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 21 | 23 | 1.10 | 0 | 10.50 | 11.50 |
| 27 | Keyone Jenkins | FIU | FR | QB | 1 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 1 | 10.00 | -11.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.