2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 11 | 218 | 1366 | 6.27 | 24 | 19.82 | 124.18 |
| 2 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 206 | 1133 | 5.50 | 15 | 20.60 | 113.30 |
| 3 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 255 | 1062 | 4.16 | 15 | 23.18 | 96.55 |
| 4 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 142 | 931 | 6.56 | 14 | 15.78 | 103.44 |
| 5 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 11 | 107 | 821 | 7.67 | 6 | 9.73 | 74.64 |
| 6 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 156 | 795 | 5.10 | 5 | 14.18 | 72.27 |
| 7 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 127 | 733 | 5.77 | 8 | 11.55 | 66.64 |
| 8 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 10 | 145 | 731 | 5.04 | 3 | 14.50 | 73.10 |
| 9 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 9 | 121 | 724 | 5.98 | 5 | 13.44 | 80.44 |
| 10 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 9 | 135 | 650 | 4.81 | 5 | 15.00 | 72.22 |
| 11 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 126 | 622 | 4.94 | 5 | 14.00 | 69.11 |
| 12 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 134 | 611 | 4.56 | 3 | 14.89 | 67.89 |
| 13 | Nykahi Davenport | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 92 | 562 | 6.11 | 6 | 10.22 | 62.44 |
| 14 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 8 | 86 | 505 | 5.87 | 6 | 10.75 | 63.13 |
| 15 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 11 | 77 | 467 | 6.06 | 1 | 7.00 | 42.45 |
| 16 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 81 | 462 | 5.70 | 5 | 8.10 | 46.20 |
| 17 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 9 | 74 | 459 | 6.20 | 4 | 8.22 | 51.00 |
| 18 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | FR | RB | 9 | 65 | 437 | 6.72 | 2 | 7.22 | 48.56 |
| 19 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 10 | 115 | 434 | 3.77 | 6 | 11.50 | 43.40 |
| 20 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 10 | 102 | 428 | 4.20 | 5 | 10.20 | 42.80 |
| 21 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 10 | 73 | 400 | 5.48 | 5 | 7.30 | 40.00 |
| 22 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 11 | 49 | 388 | 7.92 | 3 | 4.45 | 35.27 |
| 23 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 10 | 116 | 374 | 3.22 | 3 | 11.60 | 37.40 |
| 24 | Sam Franklin | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 71 | 371 | 5.23 | 2 | 7.10 | 37.10 |
| 25 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SR | SB | 11 | 58 | 367 | 6.33 | 2 | 5.27 | 33.36 |
| 26 | Ashton Gray | N Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 51 | 361 | 7.08 | 5 | 5.10 | 36.10 |
| 27 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 9 | 76 | 356 | 4.68 | 3 | 8.44 | 39.56 |
| 28 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 10 | 86 | 338 | 3.93 | 0 | 8.60 | 33.80 |
| 29 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 10 | 83 | 335 | 4.04 | 11 | 8.30 | 33.50 |
| 30 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 6 | 60 | 321 | 5.35 | 3 | 10.00 | 53.50 |
| 31 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 57 | 317 | 5.56 | 3 | 8.14 | 45.29 |
| 32 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 288 | 6.13 | 1 | 5.22 | 32.00 |
| 33 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 47 | 283 | 6.02 | 4 | 4.70 | 28.30 |
| 34 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 10 | 55 | 281 | 5.11 | 0 | 5.50 | 28.10 |
| 34 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 10 | 65 | 281 | 4.32 | 2 | 6.50 | 28.10 |
| 36 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | FR | RB | 10 | 71 | 273 | 3.85 | 2 | 7.10 | 27.30 |
| 37 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | FR | RB | 8 | 47 | 240 | 5.11 | 1 | 5.88 | 30.00 |
| 38 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 9 | 50 | 237 | 4.74 | 2 | 5.56 | 26.33 |
| 39 | Kiefer Sibley | N Texas | SO | RB | 7 | 39 | 236 | 6.05 | 4 | 5.57 | 33.71 |
| 40 | Briggs Bartosh | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 41 | 235 | 5.73 | 1 | 6.83 | 39.17 |
| 41 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 8 | 36 | 234 | 6.50 | 4 | 4.50 | 29.25 |
| 42 | Carson Smith | Army | JR | RB | 9 | 46 | 208 | 4.52 | 2 | 5.11 | 23.11 |
| 43 | Dewayne Coleman | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 61 | 197 | 3.23 | 2 | 12.20 | 39.40 |
| 44 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | FR | QB | 4 | 21 | 196 | 9.33 | 2 | 5.25 | 49.00 |
| 45 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 9 | 53 | 193 | 3.64 | 0 | 5.89 | 21.44 |
| 45 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 10 | 44 | 193 | 4.39 | 6 | 4.40 | 19.30 |
| 47 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 11 | 43 | 187 | 4.35 | 2 | 3.91 | 17.00 |
| 48 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 52 | 178 | 3.42 | 1 | 7.43 | 25.43 |
| 49 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | FR | RB | 7 | 32 | 174 | 5.44 | 1 | 4.57 | 24.86 |
| 49 | Jake Rendina | Army | JR | RB | 10 | 36 | 174 | 4.83 | 1 | 3.60 | 17.40 |