2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 15 | 145 | 9.67 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 4 | 17 | 145 | 8.53 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 8 | 26 | 219 | 8.42 | 2 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 7 | 25 | 190 | 7.60 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 102 | 7.29 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Marquis Gillis | Ariz St | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 8 | 51 | 368 | 7.22 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 174 | 6.96 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 8 | 35 | 230 | 6.57 | 2 | 61 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 8 | 35 | 222 | 6.34 | 3 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 6 | 22 | 136 | 6.18 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 8 | 36 | 222 | 6.17 | 5 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 19 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 8 | 27 | 162 | 6.00 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | Cardae Mack | Ariz St | FR | RB | 5 | 19 | 112 | 5.89 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 135 | 5.87 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 40 | 214 | 5.35 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 7 | 16 | 80 | 5.00 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Michael Turner | Baylor | SO | RB | 4 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Damian Henderson II | Colorado | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Legend Glasker | BYU | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 8 | 22 | 105 | 4.77 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 179 | 4.71 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Richard Young | Colorado | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Ryver Peppers | Iowa State | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 8 | 41 | 184 | 4.49 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 8 | 30 | 134 | 4.47 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 8 | 33 | 140 | 4.24 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Cole Ballard | Kansas | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Amari Latimer | WVU | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Sione Moa | BYU | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Isaac Wilson | Colorado | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 57 | 3.35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Journee Tonga | BYU | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Wyatt Young | Okla St | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Keyone Jenkins | UCF | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.