2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 4 | 99 | 510 | 5.15 | 3 | 24.75 | 127.50 |
| 2 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 83 | 441 | 5.31 | 2 | 20.75 | 110.25 |
| 3 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 42 | 328 | 7.81 | 3 | 14.00 | 109.33 |
| 4 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 4 | 72 | 425 | 5.90 | 9 | 18.00 | 106.25 |
| 5 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 51 | 382 | 7.49 | 3 | 12.75 | 95.50 |
| 6 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 51 | 368 | 7.22 | 2 | 12.75 | 92.00 |
| 7 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 4 | 73 | 355 | 4.86 | 2 | 18.25 | 88.75 |
| 8 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 40 | 354 | 8.85 | 3 | 10.00 | 88.50 |
| 9 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 4 | 50 | 328 | 6.56 | 5 | 12.50 | 82.00 |
| 10 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 28 | 311 | 11.11 | 6 | 7.00 | 77.75 |
| 11 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 43 | 227 | 5.28 | 1 | 14.33 | 75.67 |
| 12 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 4 | 30 | 291 | 9.70 | 3 | 7.50 | 72.75 |
| 13 | Dawson Pendergrass | Baylor | SR | RB | 4 | 73 | 287 | 3.93 | 1 | 18.25 | 71.75 |
| 14 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 46 | 285 | 6.20 | 3 | 11.50 | 71.25 |
| 15 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 4 | 56 | 282 | 5.04 | 2 | 14.00 | 70.50 |
| 16 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 4 | 49 | 274 | 5.59 | 4 | 12.25 | 68.50 |
| 17 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 37 | 252 | 6.81 | 2 | 9.25 | 63.00 |
| 18 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 53 | 227 | 4.28 | 4 | 13.25 | 56.75 |
| 19 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 4 | 42 | 213 | 5.07 | 2 | 10.50 | 53.25 |
| 20 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 30 | 159 | 5.30 | 0 | 10.00 | 53.00 |
| 21 | Joe Jackson | Kansas St | SR | RB | 4 | 37 | 189 | 5.11 | 1 | 9.25 | 47.25 |
| 22 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 4 | 34 | 185 | 5.44 | 0 | 8.50 | 46.25 |
| 23 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 27 | 125 | 4.63 | 2 | 9.00 | 41.67 |
| 24 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 40 | 124 | 3.10 | 0 | 13.33 | 41.33 |
| 25 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 41 | 164 | 4.00 | 4 | 10.25 | 41.00 |
| 26 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 4 | 40 | 161 | 4.03 | 2 | 10.00 | 40.25 |
| 27 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 4 | 43 | 160 | 3.72 | 1 | 10.75 | 40.00 |
| 28 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 0 | 6.00 | 39.75 |
| 29 | Damian Henderson II | Colorado | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 108 | 4.70 | 0 | 7.67 | 36.00 |
| 30 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 4 | 31 | 137 | 4.42 | 3 | 7.75 | 34.25 |
| 31 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 4 | 34 | 135 | 3.97 | 2 | 8.50 | 33.75 |
| 32 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 3 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 4.33 | 32.67 |
| 33 | Landen Chambers | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 21 | 129 | 6.14 | 3 | 5.25 | 32.25 |
| 34 | LaMarcus Bell | Utah | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 1 | 2.67 | 31.00 |
| 35 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 4 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 1 | 4.00 | 29.75 |
| 36 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 22 | 116 | 5.27 | 2 | 5.50 | 29.00 |
| 37 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 3.33 | 27.67 |
| 38 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 4 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 1 | 3.25 | 26.50 |
| 38 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 29 | 106 | 3.66 | 3 | 7.25 | 26.50 |
| 40 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 1 | 3.25 | 25.00 |
| 40 | Antwan Roberts Jr. | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 1 | 3.67 | 25.00 |
| 42 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 2 | 3.33 | 24.33 |
| 42 | Marquis Gillis | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 1 | 3.67 | 24.33 |
| 44 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 1 | 3.00 | 24.25 |
| 44 | Amari Latimer | WVU | FR | RB | 4 | 20 | 97 | 4.85 | 1 | 5.00 | 24.25 |
| 46 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 25 | 89 | 3.56 | 1 | 6.25 | 22.25 |
| 47 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 3 | 3.50 | 22.00 |
| 48 | Arnold Barnes III | Iowa State | SR | RB | 4 | 22 | 86 | 3.91 | 2 | 5.50 | 21.50 |
| 48 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 4 | 33 | 86 | 2.61 | 2 | 8.25 | 21.50 |
| 50 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 2 | 4.00 | 21.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.