2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Drew Mestemaker Okla St SO QB 1 6 109 18.17 1 6.00 109.00
2 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 1 8 78 9.75 0 8.00 78.00
3 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 1 13 105 8.08 1 13.00 105.00
4 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 2 35 274 7.83 3 17.50 137.00
5 Gi'Bran Payne Cincinnati SR RB 1 14 108 7.71 0 14.00 108.00
6 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 2 18 133 7.39 0 9.00 66.50
7 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 1 18 123 6.83 3 18.00 123.00
8 Joe Jackson Kansas St SR RB 1 10 68 6.80 0 10.00 68.00
9 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 2 27 178 6.59 2 13.50 89.00
10 Re’Shaun Sanford II Houston JR RB 2 16 105 6.56 1 8.00 52.50
11 Cole Tabb Cincinnati JR RB 1 6 37 6.17 0 6.00 37.00
12 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 1 25 142 5.68 0 25.00 142.00
13 Jay Harris Kansas St SR RB 1 6 33 5.50 0 6.00 33.00
14 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 2 24 127 5.29 0 12.00 63.50
15 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 2 32 168 5.25 1 16.00 84.00
16 JC French IV Cincinnati SR QB 1 10 52 5.20 3 10.00 52.00
17 Zion Johnson Cincinnati SO RB 1 6 31 5.17 0 6.00 31.00
18 Marquis Gillis Ariz St SR RB 2 9 46 5.11 0 4.50 23.00
19 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 2 11 56 5.09 0 5.50 28.00
20 Ayo Adeyi Okla St SR RB 1 5 24 4.80 0 5.00 24.00
21 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 1 23 110 4.78 1 23.00 110.00
22 Damian Henderson II Colorado SR RB 2 18 85 4.72 0 9.00 42.50
23 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 1 19 89 4.68 0 19.00 89.00
24 Bear Bachmeier BYU SO QB 2 8 34 4.25 1 4.00 17.00
25 Wayshawn Parker Utah JR RB 2 20 83 4.15 2 10.00 41.50
26 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 1 30 123 4.10 0 30.00 123.00
27 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 2 37 147 3.97 0 18.50 73.50
28 Devon Dampier Utah SR QB 2 21 83 3.95 2 10.50 41.50
29 Conner Weigman Houston SR QB 2 22 86 3.91 1 11.00 43.00
30 Dawson Pendergrass Baylor SR RB 1 25 88 3.52 0 25.00 88.00
31 Noah Fifita Arizona SR QB 1 11 38 3.45 1 11.00 38.00
32 Yasin Willis Kansas JR RB 2 16 53 3.31 0 8.00 26.50
33 Cutter Boley Ariz St JR QB 2 17 56 3.29 1 8.50 28.00
34 Kedrick Reescano Arizona SR RB 1 15 49 3.27 0 15.00 49.00
34 Micah Welch Colorado JR RB 2 22 72 3.27 1 11.00 36.00
36 Cameron Dickey Texas Tech JR RB 2 27 88 3.26 2 13.50 44.00
37 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 1 7 21 3.00 0 7.00 21.00
38 Caden Knighten Baylor SO RB 1 12 33 2.75 0 12.00 33.00
39 Jon Denman TCU SO RB 1 8 19 2.38 1 8.00 19.00
40 Isaiah Marshall Kansas SO QB 2 33 75 2.27 0 16.50 37.50
41 Jaylen Raynor Iowa State SR QB 1 8 18 2.25 0 8.00 18.00
42 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 1 6 10 1.67 0 6.00 10.00
43 Michael Turner Baylor SO RB 1 4 6 1.50 0 4.00 6.00
44 Alonza Barnett III UCF SR QB 1 13 13 1.00 0 13.00 13.00
45 Will Hammond Texas Tech JR QB 2 11 8 0.73 0 5.50 4.00
46 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.