2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Cale Hellums Army JR QB 3 72 286 3.97 3 24.00 95.33
2 Caleb Hawkins N Texas FR RB 2 40 217 5.43 4 20.00 108.50
3 Byrum Brown S Florida SR QB 3 51 220 4.31 4 17.00 73.33
4 Jevon Jackson UAB SR RB 2 31 225 7.26 1 15.50 112.50
5 Robert Henry, Jr. UTSA SR RB 3 44 402 9.14 3 14.67 134.00
5 Quinton Jackson Rice JR RB 3 44 162 3.68 0 14.67 54.00
7 Chase Jenkins Rice SO QB 3 42 141 3.36 2 14.00 47.00
8 Dominic Richardson Tulsa SR RB 2 27 109 4.04 1 13.50 54.50
9 Jamauri McClure Tulane FR RB 3 40 224 5.60 1 13.33 74.67
10 Jay Ducker Temple SR RB 4 50 201 4.02 3 12.50 50.25
11 Braxton Woodson Navy JR QB 2 23 101 4.39 1 11.50 50.50
12 Jake Retzlaff Tulane SR QB 3 34 124 3.65 2 11.33 41.33
13 Gemari Sands FAU SO RB 2 20 72 3.60 0 10.00 36.00
13 Katin Houser ECU JR QB 2 20 23 1.15 2 10.00 11.50
13 Baylor Hayes Tulsa FR QB 2 20 -4 -0.20 1 10.00 -2.00
13 Brendon Lewis Memphis SR QB 2 20 -5 -0.25 0 10.00 -2.50
17 Caden Veltkamp FAU JR QB 2 18 13 0.72 0 9.00 6.50
18 Alvon Isaac S Florida SO RB 3 25 116 4.64 0 8.33 38.67
18 Javin Gordon Tulane FR RB 3 25 72 2.88 0 8.33 24.00
20 Marlon Gunn Jr. ECU SR RB 2 16 87 5.44 0 8.00 43.50
20 Will Henderson III UTSA FR RB 3 24 129 5.38 1 8.00 43.00
22 D’Andre Hardeman Jr. Rice FR RB 3 23 110 4.78 0 7.67 36.67
23 Alex Tecza Navy SR RB 2 15 79 5.27 0 7.50 39.50
23 London Montgomery ECU SO RB 2 15 74 4.93 0 7.50 37.00
23 Ajay Allen Tulsa JR RB 2 15 74 4.93 0 7.50 37.00
23 Greg Desrosiers Jr. Memphis SR RB 2 15 60 4.00 0 7.50 30.00
23 Parker Jenkins ECU JR RB 2 15 49 3.27 0 7.50 24.50
28 Kiefer Sibley N Texas SO RB 2 14 48 3.43 0 7.00 24.00
28 Isaiah Jacobs UAB SR RB 2 14 40 2.86 1 7.00 20.00
30 Evan Simon Temple SR QB 4 27 3 0.11 1 6.75 0.75
31 Kaden Shields-Dutton FAU SO RB 2 13 63 4.85 1 6.50 31.50
31 Drew Mestemaker N Texas FR QB 2 13 0 0.00 0 6.50 0.00
33 Rod Gainey Jr. Charlotte FR RB 3 17 43 2.53 0 5.67 14.33
34 TJ Engleman Jr. ECU FR RB 2 11 46 4.18 0 5.50 23.00
35 Sam Franklin S Florida SR RB 3 16 65 4.06 1 5.33 21.67
35 Nykahi Davenport S Florida SO RB 3 16 62 3.88 0 5.33 20.67
37 Frank Peasant Memphis SR RB 2 10 48 4.80 1 5.00 24.00
37 Noah Short Army SR SB 3 15 52 3.47 0 5.00 17.33
37 Grayson Loftis Charlotte SO QB 3 15 -30 -2.00 0 5.00 -10.00
40 Eli Heidenreich Navy SR SB 2 9 72 8.00 0 4.50 36.00
40 Hunter Smith Temple SR RB 4 18 93 5.17 0 4.50 23.25
40 Solomon Beebe UAB SO RB 2 9 29 3.22 0 4.50 14.50
43 Arnold Barnes III Tulane JR RB 3 13 53 4.08 0 4.33 17.67
44 Brandon Chatman Navy SR SB 2 8 64 8.00 1 4.00 32.00
44 Jackson Gutierrez Navy SO QB 2 8 53 6.63 0 4.00 26.50
44 Ashton Gray N Texas FR RB 2 8 47 5.88 1 4.00 23.50
44 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 2 8 45 5.63 0 4.00 22.50
48 Aaron Turner Rice SR SLT 3 11 82 7.45 1 3.67 27.33
49 A'Marion Peterson UTSA SO RB 3 10 47 4.70 0 3.33 15.67
50 Keveun Mason Temple FR RB 3 9 60 6.67 0 3.00 20.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.