2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 222 | 7.16 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 34 | 238 | 7.00 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 56 | 379 | 6.77 | 3 | 68 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 6 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 216 | 6.00 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 31 | 180 | 5.81 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 53 | 304 | 5.74 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 7 | 35 | 194 | 5.54 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 7 | 56 | 295 | 5.27 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 8 | 43 | 221 | 5.14 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 6 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 55 | 276 | 5.02 | 4 | 55 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 8 | 28 | 135 | 4.82 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 7 | 43 | 206 | 4.79 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 52 | 244 | 4.69 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 57 | 257 | 4.51 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 43 | 194 | 4.51 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 57 | 240 | 4.21 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 68 | 285 | 4.19 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 7 | 52 | 208 | 4.00 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 32 | 127 | 3.97 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 48 | 187 | 3.90 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Daniel Rolovich | SJSU | FR | QB | 2 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 102 | 3.64 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 6 | 30 | 100 | 3.33 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 6 | 51 | 96 | 1.88 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 6 | 22 | 26 | 1.18 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 7 | 23 | -12 | -0.52 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 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 the 1st half.