2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 9 | 17 | 136 | 8.00 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Cartevious Norton | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 9 | 27 | 171 | 6.33 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 9 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Evan Simon | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ashton Gray | N Texas | FR | RB | 5 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Brandon Hawkins Jr. | UAB | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 11 | 54 | 342 | 6.33 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 66 | 293 | 4.44 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 11 | 29 | 230 | 7.93 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| 13 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 40 | 170 | 4.25 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 135 | 5.40 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 110 | 5.00 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Sam Franklin | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Keveun Mason | Temple | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dewayne Coleman | Army | SR | QB | 6 | 20 | 97 | 4.85 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 11 | 26 | 131 | 5.04 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SR | SB | 10 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 119 | 6.61 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 13 | 34 | 172 | 5.06 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 28 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 27 | 161 | 5.96 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 28 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | FR | QB | 8 | 19 | 36 | 1.89 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 11 | 37 | 159 | 4.30 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 32 | 132 | 4.13 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Nykahi Davenport | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 22 | 125 | 5.68 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 27 | 104 | 3.85 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Owen McCown | UTSA | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 19 | 80 | 4.21 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Arrington Maiden | Memphis | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Colin Chase | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 11 | 24 | 88 | 3.67 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 6 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 8 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Drew Mestemaker | N Texas | FR | QB | 8 | 16 | 23 | 1.44 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | FR | RB | 10 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 10 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 10 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Conner Harrell | Charlotte | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||