2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 5 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 5 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 71 | 480 | 6.76 | 4 | 72 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 73 | 490 | 6.71 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 17 | 5 |
| 7 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 7 | 43 | 286 | 6.65 | 3 | 67 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 58 | 366 | 6.31 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 7 | 67 | 414 | 6.18 | 2 | 86 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 101 | 605 | 5.99 | 6 | 68 | 36 | 26 | 8 |
| 11 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 7 | 68 | 383 | 5.63 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 6 | 36 | 201 | 5.58 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 8 | 81 | 437 | 5.40 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 6 | 42 | 227 | 5.40 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 95 | 502 | 5.28 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 4 |
| 18 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 111 | 582 | 5.24 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 17 | 2 |
| 19 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 7 | 68 | 331 | 4.87 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 112 | 543 | 4.85 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| 21 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 95 | 453 | 4.77 | 9 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 22 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 82 | 385 | 4.70 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 24 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 175 | 4.61 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 8 | 45 | 207 | 4.60 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| 26 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 6 | 58 | 261 | 4.50 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 27 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 131 | 586 | 4.47 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 2 |
| 28 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 3 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 6 | 20 | 88 | 4.40 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 7 | 90 | 393 | 4.37 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 31 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 88 | 376 | 4.27 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 92 | 391 | 4.25 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 5 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 105 | 408 | 3.89 | 6 | 55 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 35 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 7 | 63 | 245 | 3.89 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 35 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 74 | 3.89 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 7 | 82 | 314 | 3.83 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 39 | Daniel Rolovich | SJSU | FR | QB | 2 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 19 | 70 | 3.68 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 6 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 7 | 33 | 120 | 3.64 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 6 | 45 | 150 | 3.33 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Preston Brown | ND St | SO | QB | 6 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 6 | 27 | 87 | 3.22 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 5 | 19 | 61 | 3.21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 36 | 2.77 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Jaden Moore | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 4 | 29 | 57 | 1.97 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 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 8.0 rushing attempts in all plays.