2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 3 27 297 11.00 3 9.00 99.00
1 Cole Tabb Cincinnati JR RB 3 17 187 11.00 3 5.67 62.33
3 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 3 24 253 10.54 3 8.00 84.33
4 Drew Mestemaker Okla St SO QB 3 12 106 8.83 1 4.00 35.33
5 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 38 328 8.63 3 12.67 109.33
6 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 3 12 97 8.08 1 4.00 32.33
7 Landen Chambers UCF JR RB 3 15 118 7.87 2 5.00 39.33
8 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 42 328 7.81 3 14.00 109.33
9 Byrd Ficklin Utah SO QB 3 15 117 7.80 1 5.00 39.00
10 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 44 322 7.32 6 14.67 107.33
11 Gi'Bran Payne Cincinnati SR RB 3 35 242 6.91 2 11.67 80.67
12 Re’Shaun Sanford II Houston JR RB 3 20 132 6.60 2 6.67 44.00
13 Ayo Adeyi Okla St SR RB 3 18 115 6.39 0 6.00 38.33
14 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 3 24 152 6.33 0 8.00 50.67
15 Jay Harris Kansas St SR RB 3 14 88 6.29 3 4.67 29.33
16 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 3 40 249 6.23 3 13.33 83.00
17 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 3 37 224 6.05 2 12.33 74.67
18 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 3 15 87 5.80 1 5.00 29.00
19 Amari Latimer WVU FR RB 3 12 66 5.50 1 4.00 22.00
20 Micah Welch Colorado JR RB 3 33 178 5.39 2 11.00 59.33
21 Bear Bachmeier BYU SO QB 3 12 64 5.33 2 4.00 21.33
22 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 3 40 212 5.30 2 13.33 70.67
22 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 3 30 159 5.30 0 10.00 53.00
24 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 58 307 5.29 1 19.33 102.33
25 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 3 43 227 5.28 1 14.33 75.67
26 Steve Chavez-Soto Utah SO RB 3 12 63 5.25 1 4.00 21.00
27 Jaylen Raynor Iowa State SR QB 3 21 110 5.24 2 7.00 36.67
28 Tre Page III Okla St SO RB 3 16 83 5.19 1 5.33 27.67
29 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 3 52 261 5.02 1 17.33 87.00
30 Joe Jackson Kansas St SR RB 3 26 130 5.00 1 8.67 43.33
31 Wayshawn Parker Utah JR RB 3 32 154 4.81 3 10.67 51.33
32 Damian Henderson II Colorado SR RB 3 23 108 4.70 0 7.67 36.00
33 Yasin Willis Kansas JR RB 3 27 125 4.63 2 9.00 41.67
34 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 3 70 317 4.53 3 23.33 105.67
34 Quinten Joyner Texas Tech SR RB 3 17 77 4.53 1 5.67 25.67
36 JC French IV Cincinnati SR QB 3 33 143 4.33 4 11.00 47.67
37 Michael Turner Baylor SO RB 3 17 72 4.24 0 5.67 24.00
38 Devon Dampier Utah SR QB 3 27 114 4.22 2 9.00 38.00
39 Arnold Barnes III Iowa State SR RB 3 19 80 4.21 2 6.33 26.67
40 Caden Knighten Baylor SO RB 3 34 141 4.15 1 11.33 47.00
41 Zion Johnson Cincinnati SO RB 3 12 49 4.08 1 4.00 16.33
42 Conner Weigman Houston SR QB 3 23 92 4.00 1 7.67 30.67
43 Kedrick Reescano Arizona SR RB 3 33 127 3.85 2 11.00 42.33
44 Dawson Pendergrass Baylor SR RB 3 56 203 3.63 1 18.67 67.67
45 Cameron Dickey Texas Tech JR RB 3 41 136 3.32 2 13.67 45.33
46 Isaiah Marshall Kansas SO QB 3 40 124 3.10 0 13.33 41.33
47 Noah Fifita Arizona SR QB 3 22 66 3.00 2 7.33 22.00
48 Cutter Boley Ariz St JR QB 3 20 54 2.70 1 6.67 18.00
49 Jaden Craig TCU SR QB 3 19 51 2.68 0 6.33 17.00
50 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 3 14 26 1.86 0 4.67 8.67

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.