2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 36 | 214 | 5.94 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 29 | 238 | 8.21 | 4 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 16 | 182 | 11.38 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 26 | 253 | 9.73 | 3 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 252 | 10.08 | 3 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 132 | 7.33 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 28 | 200 | 7.14 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 195 | 7.22 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 31 | 194 | 6.26 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 2 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 27 | 132 | 4.89 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Marquis Gillis | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Nate Bennett | Baylor | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 101 | 4.59 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 117 | 5.32 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 95 | 4.13 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 3 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 138 | 5.52 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Zion Johnson | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Omari Hayes | Iowa State | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Julian Lewis | Colorado | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | -9 | -1.29 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Cardae Mack | Ariz St | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 3 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | John Hebert | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Hunter Andrews | Utah | JR | TE | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 86 | 3.91 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Damian Henderson II | Colorado | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||