2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 9 | 19 | 207 | 10.89 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 7 | 12 | 122 | 10.17 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 278 | 9.59 | 3 | 84 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Nykahi Davenport | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 23 | 201 | 8.74 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 12 | 27 | 215 | 7.96 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 117 | 7.80 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | FR | RB | 6 | 24 | 186 | 7.75 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SR | SB | 10 | 21 | 161 | 7.67 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 13 | 37 | 279 | 7.54 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 12 | 57 | 409 | 7.18 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 12 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 10 | 41 | 267 | 6.51 | 4 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 13 | 44 | 274 | 6.23 | 7 | 69 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 14 | Rod Gainey Jr. | Charlotte | FR | RB | 7 | 17 | 103 | 6.06 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 13 | 42 | 253 | 6.02 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 16 | Keveun Mason | Temple | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 12 | 40 | 236 | 5.90 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 53 | 312 | 5.89 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 19 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 8 | 25 | 143 | 5.72 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 12 | 50 | 284 | 5.68 | 3 | 73 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 11 | 35 | 197 | 5.63 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 8 | 30 | 148 | 4.93 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Briggs Bartosh | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Jake Rendina | Army | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kiefer Sibley | N Texas | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 11 | 47 | 224 | 4.77 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | Carson Smith | Army | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 10 | 22 | 103 | 4.68 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 11 | 33 | 153 | 4.64 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 52 | 241 | 4.63 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 8 | 27 | 125 | 4.63 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Conner Harrell | Charlotte | JR | QB | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 35 | 155 | 4.43 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Arnold Barnes III | Tulane | JR | RB | 10 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 12 | 31 | 135 | 4.35 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 10 | 46 | 194 | 4.22 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 11 | 41 | 173 | 4.22 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 44 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 12 | 88 | 368 | 4.18 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | Jayden Becks | N Texas | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | FR | RB | 3 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 6 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 59 | 203 | 3.44 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 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 the 2nd quarter.