2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 5 | 104 | 487 | 4.68 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 92 | 391 | 4.25 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 5 | 73 | 383 | 5.25 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 73 | 270 | 3.70 | 5 | 55 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 70 | 332 | 4.74 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 70 | 298 | 4.26 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 67 | 93 | 1.39 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 5 | 59 | 276 | 4.68 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 57 | 253 | 4.44 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 4 | 54 | 341 | 6.31 | 3 | 72 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 5 | 52 | 257 | 4.94 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 5 | 50 | 184 | 3.68 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 5 | 46 | 260 | 5.65 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 46 | 214 | 4.65 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 43 | 138 | 3.21 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 43 | 77 | 1.79 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 40 | 196 | 4.90 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 39 | 234 | 6.00 | 3 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 5 | 39 | 143 | 3.67 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 20 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 38 | 205 | 5.39 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 35 | 187 | 5.34 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 34 | 30 | 0.88 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 33 | 294 | 8.91 | 2 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 5 | 27 | 122 | 4.52 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 4 | 27 | -52 | -1.93 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 129 | 4.96 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 25 | 76 | 3.04 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 4 | 23 | 146 | 6.35 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 21 | 67 | 3.19 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 74 | 3.89 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 3 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 3 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | -1 | -0.10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jaden Moore | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||