2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 1 8 91 11.38 0 8.00 91.00
2 Drew Mestemaker Okla St SO QB 2 11 112 10.18 1 5.50 56.00
3 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 2 20 187 9.35 2 10.00 93.50
4 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 1 7 62 8.86 1 7.00 62.00
5 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 2 35 274 7.83 3 17.50 137.00
6 Gi'Bran Payne Cincinnati SR RB 1 14 108 7.71 0 14.00 108.00
7 Landen Chambers UCF JR RB 2 9 62 6.89 0 4.50 31.00
8 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 1 18 123 6.83 3 18.00 123.00
9 Cole Tabb Cincinnati JR RB 1 6 37 6.17 0 6.00 37.00
10 Re’Shaun Sanford II Houston JR RB 1 5 30 6.00 0 5.00 30.00
10 Will Hammond Texas Tech JR QB 1 5 30 6.00 0 5.00 30.00
12 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 1 25 142 5.68 0 25.00 142.00
13 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 2 24 127 5.29 0 12.00 63.50
14 JC French IV Cincinnati SR QB 1 10 52 5.20 3 10.00 52.00
15 Cutter Boley Ariz St JR QB 1 6 31 5.17 0 6.00 31.00
15 Zion Johnson Cincinnati SO RB 1 6 31 5.17 0 6.00 31.00
17 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 1 13 66 5.08 0 13.00 66.00
18 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 1 7 34 4.86 0 7.00 34.00
19 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 1 19 89 4.68 0 19.00 89.00
20 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 1 15 70 4.67 0 15.00 70.00
21 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 2 41 189 4.61 1 20.50 94.50
22 Ayo Adeyi Okla St SR RB 2 11 48 4.36 0 5.50 24.00
23 Conner Weigman Houston SR QB 1 13 56 4.31 0 13.00 56.00
24 Bear Bachmeier BYU SO QB 2 8 34 4.25 1 4.00 17.00
25 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 1 30 123 4.10 0 30.00 123.00
26 Cameron Dickey Texas Tech JR RB 1 16 65 4.06 1 16.00 65.00
27 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 2 11 39 3.55 0 5.50 19.50
28 Dawson Pendergrass Baylor SR RB 1 25 88 3.52 0 25.00 88.00
29 Marquis Gillis Ariz St SR RB 1 4 14 3.50 0 4.00 14.00
30 Noah Fifita Arizona SR QB 1 11 38 3.45 1 11.00 38.00
31 Yasin Willis Kansas JR RB 2 16 53 3.31 0 8.00 26.50
32 Damian Henderson II Colorado SR RB 1 7 23 3.29 0 7.00 23.00
33 Kedrick Reescano Arizona SR RB 1 15 49 3.27 0 15.00 49.00
34 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 1 7 21 3.00 0 7.00 21.00
35 Tre Page III Okla St SO RB 2 9 25 2.78 0 4.50 12.50
36 Caden Knighten Baylor SO RB 1 12 33 2.75 0 12.00 33.00
37 Keyone Jenkins UCF SR QB 2 9 23 2.56 2 4.50 11.50
38 Jon Denman TCU SO RB 1 8 19 2.38 1 8.00 19.00
39 Isaiah Marshall Kansas SO QB 2 33 75 2.27 0 16.50 37.50
40 Jaylen Raynor Iowa State SR QB 1 8 18 2.25 0 8.00 18.00
41 Micah Welch Colorado JR RB 1 7 14 2.00 0 7.00 14.00
42 Michael Turner Baylor SO RB 1 4 6 1.50 0 4.00 6.00
43 Jaden Craig TCU SR QB 1 4 -22 -5.50 0 4.00 -22.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.