2024 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 11/21/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ife Adeyi | Sam Hou St | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | George Hart III | Western Ky | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Devonte Lyons | FIU | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | L.T. Sanders | Western Ky | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Tyler Huff | J'ville St | SR | QB | 10 | 67 | 480 | 7.16 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 6 | Monte Watkins | NMSU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | JP Pickles | UTEP | FR | QB | 2 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Tre Stewart | J'ville St | SR | RB | 10 | 118 | 813 | 6.89 | 10 | 75 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 9 | Andrew Paul | J'ville St | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 112 | 6.59 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Quinton Cooley | Liberty | SR | RB | 9 | 88 | 539 | 6.13 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 11 | Frank Peasant | MTSU | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Jay Ducker | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 10 | 54 | 311 | 5.76 | 3 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Mike Franklin | J'ville St | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hunter Watson | Sam Hou St | JR | QB | 9 | 48 | 257 | 5.35 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Billy Lucas | Liberty | SR | RB | 8 | 55 | 277 | 5.04 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Amani Givens | La Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 38 | 189 | 4.97 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Keyone Jenkins | FIU | SO | QB | 8 | 22 | 106 | 4.82 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Seth McGowan | NMSU | JR | RB | 10 | 76 | 365 | 4.80 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 18 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | JR | QB | 9 | 35 | 168 | 4.80 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Michael Benefield | KSU | SR | RB | 10 | 55 | 258 | 4.69 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Mike Washington | NMSU | JR | RB | 10 | 63 | 291 | 4.62 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Ezell Jolly | UTEP | FR | RB | 5 | 28 | 129 | 4.61 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Elijah Young | Western Ky | SR | RB | 10 | 83 | 380 | 4.58 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Jimmy Holiday | La Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Marquis Crosby | La Tech | JR | RB | 7 | 27 | 117 | 4.33 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Shaborne Demps | FIU | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Vaughn Blue | Liberty | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Easton Messer | Western Ky | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Tim Gans | NMSU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DJ McKinney | Sam Hou St | FR | RB | 9 | 38 | 155 | 4.08 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Donerio Davenport | La Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Jevon Jackson | UTEP | JR | RB | 10 | 67 | 267 | 3.99 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Qua Ashley | KSU | SO | RB | 10 | 50 | 195 | 3.90 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Kejon Owens | FIU | JR | RB | 9 | 41 | 155 | 3.78 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Skyler Locklear | UTEP | SO | QB | 7 | 22 | 82 | 3.73 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Zach Hrbacek | Sam Hou St | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Lexington Joseph | FIU | SR | RB | 9 | 35 | 127 | 3.63 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Shomari Lawrence | FIU | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 89 | 3.56 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Santino Marucci | NMSU | JR | QB | 7 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Terry Wilkins | MTSU | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 81 | 3.52 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Fred Robertson | La Tech | FR | RB | 7 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Anwar Lewis | J'ville St | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 66 | 3.47 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Michael Mathison | Western Ky | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | John Gentry | Sam Hou St | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Jaiden Credle | MTSU | JR | RB | 10 | 53 | 161 | 3.04 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Brandon Nunez | NMSU | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Omiri Wiggins | La Tech | SO | RB | 10 | 38 | 112 | 2.95 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | FR | RB | 6 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Jase Bauer | Sam Hou St | JR | QB | 4 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Parker Awad | NMSU | SO | QB | 5 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 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 on 1st down.