2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | Kansas St | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | John Hebert | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 177 | 14.75 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | LaMarcus Bell | Utah | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Agyeman Addae | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Landen Chambers | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Zane Smith | Houston | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 25 | 240 | 9.60 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Journee Tonga | BYU | FR | RB | 2 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | William Mason | Okla St | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Samaj Jones | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Landon Walker | TCU | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Amari Latimer | WVU | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Legend Glasker | BYU | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 30 | 208 | 6.93 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 28 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 154 | 6.70 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Damian Henderson II | Colorado | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Devaughn Eka | BYU | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 41 | 260 | 6.34 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 113 | 6.28 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 32 | 194 | 6.06 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 126 | 5.73 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Michael Turner | Baylor | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Zion Johnson | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Wesley Yarbrough | Arizona | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Nehemiah Warmate | Houston | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Joe Pitchford | TCU | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Sawyer Anderson | Arizona | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Micah Johnson | Kansas | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 1st down.