2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 4 | 27 | 227 | 8.41 | 2 | 72 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 145 | 7.25 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 18 | 120 | 6.67 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 5 | 28 | 156 | 5.57 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 5 | 28 | 150 | 5.36 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 44 | 226 | 5.14 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 33 | 169 | 5.12 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 5 | 20 | 101 | 5.05 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 5 | 23 | 113 | 4.91 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 39 | 178 | 4.56 | 4 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 5 | 36 | 164 | 4.56 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 44 | 200 | 4.55 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 5 | 55 | 230 | 4.18 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 32 | 127 | 3.97 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 5 | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 34 | 132 | 3.88 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 27 | 88 | 3.26 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 5 | 25 | 54 | 2.16 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 44 | 81 | 1.84 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | -21 | -3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 5.0 rushing attempts in the 1st half.