2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 28 | 223 | 7.96 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 6 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 200 | 6.67 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 165 | 6.60 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniel Rolovich | SJSU | FR | QB | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 24 | 145 | 6.04 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 8 | 21 | 120 | 5.71 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 7 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 89 | 5.24 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 31 | 161 | 5.19 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 4 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 138 | 4.31 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 99 | 3.96 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 23 | 86 | 3.74 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 6 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 108 | 3.38 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 7 | 36 | 112 | 3.11 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 30 | 1.43 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 7 | 17 | 18 | 1.06 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 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 6.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.