2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 8 | 69 | 315 | 4.57 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 8 | 97 | 524 | 5.40 | 4 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 8 | 87 | 475 | 5.46 | 11 | 71 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 8 | 66 | 379 | 5.74 | 7 | 64 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 83 | 427 | 5.14 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 8 | 55 | 343 | 6.24 | 2 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 8 | 53 | 267 | 5.04 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 8 | 64 | 433 | 6.77 | 4 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 8 | 60 | 276 | 4.60 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 7 | 49 | 247 | 5.04 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 8 | 57 | 217 | 3.81 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 8 | 72 | 327 | 4.54 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 33 | 321 | 9.73 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 14 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 363 | 10.08 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 14 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 8 | 47 | 306 | 6.51 | 3 | 62 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 8 | 39 | 166 | 4.26 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 8 | 41 | 284 | 6.93 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 4 | 27 | 268 | 9.93 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 34 | 134 | 3.94 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 8 | 49 | 289 | 5.90 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Cardae Mack | Ariz St | FR | RB | 6 | 35 | 193 | 5.51 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 191 | 8.30 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 6 | 46 | 264 | 5.74 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 8 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 35 | 142 | 4.06 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 8 | 31 | 81 | 2.61 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 39 | 241 | 6.18 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 27 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 8 | 29 | 67 | 2.31 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | Dawson Pendergrass | Baylor | SR | RB | 8 | 43 | 133 | 3.09 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 7 | 32 | 90 | 2.81 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 7 | 24 | 134 | 5.58 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 6 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 8 | 38 | 149 | 3.92 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 5 | 22 | 128 | 5.82 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 7 | 29 | 112 | 3.86 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Joe Jackson | Kansas St | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 109 | 2.87 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 108 | 7.20 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 27 | 107 | 3.96 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Amari Latimer | WVU | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Cutter Boley | Ariz St | JR | QB | 7 | 22 | -7 | -0.32 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 117 | 5.32 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Michael Turner | Baylor | SO | RB | 6 | 24 | 109 | 4.54 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Thomas Castellanos | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Damian Henderson II | Colorado | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 91 | 4.79 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 6 | 21 | 61 | 2.90 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Keyone Jenkins | UCF | SR | QB | 5 | 24 | 44 | 1.83 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DJ Lagway | Baylor | JR | QB | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0.23 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 7 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Legend Glasker | BYU | FR | WR | 7 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||