2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 36 | 209 | 5.81 | 3 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 7 | 26 | 188 | 7.23 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 36 | 177 | 4.92 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 22 | 174 | 7.91 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 28 | 156 | 5.57 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 21 | 137 | 6.52 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 7 | 31 | 130 | 4.19 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 33 | 112 | 3.39 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 4 | 23 | 104 | 4.52 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 102 | 4.08 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 7 | 22 | 101 | 4.59 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 88 | 3.83 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 21 | 83 | 3.95 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 6 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 6 | 30 | 66 | 2.20 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 16 | 48 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Chris Hunter | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Preston Brown | ND St | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Matt Choules | UNLV | FR | P | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Nik Henry | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jaden Smith | UTEP | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||