2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 12/06/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | FR | RB | 7 | 38 | 299 | 7.87 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Nate Rogers | UAB | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 12 | 68 | 514 | 7.56 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 12 | 35 | 261 | 7.46 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Briggs Bartosh | Army | SO | RB | 7 | 27 | 199 | 7.37 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SR | SB | 9 | 33 | 243 | 7.36 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Sam Franklin | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 35 | 248 | 7.09 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 480 | 6.96 | 5 | 84 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 11 | Nykahi Davenport | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 42 | 283 | 6.74 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 11 | 78 | 524 | 6.72 | 6 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 13 | 36 | 242 | 6.72 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 75 | 490 | 6.53 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 15 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 11 | 37 | 241 | 6.51 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 16 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 12 | 118 | 740 | 6.27 | 13 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 4 |
| 17 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 62 | 385 | 6.21 | 4 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | FR | RB | 6 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 12 | 82 | 501 | 6.11 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ryder Burton | UAB | SO | QB | 4 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | FR | RB | 8 | 26 | 153 | 5.88 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 11 | 39 | 229 | 5.87 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 9 | 36 | 211 | 5.86 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 112 | 651 | 5.81 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| 26 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 12 | 54 | 311 | 5.76 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 3 |
| 27 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 10 | 50 | 283 | 5.66 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 28 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 12 | 97 | 533 | 5.49 | 4 | 58 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 29 | Kiefer Sibley | N Texas | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 137 | 5.48 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Colin Chase | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 11 | 41 | 222 | 5.41 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 32 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 76 | 409 | 5.38 | 6 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 12 | 72 | 385 | 5.35 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 7 | 40 | 211 | 5.28 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 12 | 33 | 164 | 4.97 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 11 | 43 | 210 | 4.88 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Evan Simon | Temple | SR | QB | 11 | 32 | 154 | 4.81 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | Jariel Cobb | Charlotte | FR | RB | 7 | 29 | 137 | 4.72 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 10 | 57 | 267 | 4.68 | 5 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 41 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 12 | 60 | 279 | 4.65 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 105 | 4.57 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 78 | 353 | 4.53 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 43 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 8 | 40 | 181 | 4.53 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 13 | 64 | 289 | 4.52 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 46 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 8 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Jayden Becks | N Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Ashton Gray | N Texas | FR | RB | 8 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Jake Rendina | Army | JR | RB | 6 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Arnold Barnes III | Tulane | JR | RB | 11 | 27 | 109 | 4.04 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 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 6.0 rushing attempts on 1st down.