2024 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 12/21/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ McKinney | Sam Hou St | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jaiden Credle | MTSU | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Santino Marucci | NMSU | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Omiri Wiggins | La Tech | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Seth McGowan | NMSU | JR | RB | 9 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hunter Watson | Sam Hou St | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Michael Benefield | KSU | SR | RB | 9 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Jase Bauer | Sam Hou St | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Quinton Cooley | Liberty | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tyler Huff | J'ville St | SR | QB | 12 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Marquis Crosby | La Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ezell Jolly | UTEP | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tre Stewart | J'ville St | SR | RB | 12 | 18 | 67 | 3.72 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Qua Ashley | KSU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kejon Owens | FIU | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Elijah Young | Western Ky | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Washington | NMSU | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Brandon Nunez | NMSU | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Preston Daniels | KSU | SR | TE | 9 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jimmy Holiday | La Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Caden Veltkamp | Western Ky | SO | QB | 10 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Jay Ducker | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Parker Awad | NMSU | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Evan Bullock | La Tech | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Billy Lucas | Liberty | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jevon Jackson | UTEP | JR | RB | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lexington Joseph | FIU | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Nicholas Vattiato | MTSU | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Keyone Jenkins | FIU | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Terry Wilkins | MTSU | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Shomari Lawrence | FIU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Davis Bryson | KSU | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Anwar Lewis | J'ville St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Skyler Locklear | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.