2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 13 | 89 | 355 | 3.99 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 50 | 267 | 5.34 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 13 | 44 | 172 | 3.91 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 43 | 224 | 5.21 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 12 | 36 | 80 | 2.22 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 11 | 31 | 231 | 7.45 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 28 | 233 | 8.32 | 3 | 73 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | JR | QB | 12 | 27 | 49 | 1.81 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Katin Houser | ECU | JR | QB | 12 | 27 | 46 | 1.70 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 10 | 26 | 176 | 6.77 | 2 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 11 | 26 | 95 | 3.65 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 10 | 25 | 271 | 10.84 | 2 | 76 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 11 | 25 | 159 | 6.36 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 11 | 24 | -18 | -0.75 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Grayson Loftis | Charlotte | SO | QB | 8 | 22 | -88 | -4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Dewayne Coleman | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 131 | 6.89 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Evan Simon | Temple | SR | QB | 9 | 19 | -21 | -1.11 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Patrick Overmyer | UTSA | SO | TE | 12 | 18 | 22 | 1.22 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | FR | RB | 11 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 135 | 9.00 | 1 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 8 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Drew Mestemaker | N Texas | FR | QB | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1.53 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | FR | QB | 8 | 15 | -15 | -1.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Owen McCown | UTSA | JR | QB | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 6 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Rod Gainey Jr. | Charlotte | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Nykahi Davenport | S Florida | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Sam Franklin | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Xavier Terrell | FAU | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ryder Burton | UAB | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | -23 | -2.56 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Ashton Gray | N Texas | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||