2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 3 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 42 | 126 | 3.00 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 1 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 8 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ashton Gray | N Texas | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 21 | 66 | 3.14 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 10 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | FR | RB | 10 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 10 | 17 | 50 | 2.94 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 7 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jaylen Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Zach Wilcke | Charlotte | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Cartevious Norton | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Patrick Overmyer | UTSA | SO | TE | 12 | 18 | 22 | 1.22 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Nykahi Davenport | S Florida | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sam Franklin | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Gevani McCoy | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Makari Bodiford | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Dewayne Coleman | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Katin Houser | ECU | JR | QB | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Khyair Spain | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Briggs Bartosh | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Rod Gainey Jr. | Charlotte | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Xavier Terrell | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Bryson Goodwin | Temple | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||