2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 26 | 138 | 5.31 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 99 | 6.60 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 5 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 4 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 5 | 29 | 141 | 4.86 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 18 | 64 | 3.56 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 28 | 63 | 2.25 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jaden Smith | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Matt Choules | UNLV | FR | P | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 19 | 34 | 1.79 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nik Henry | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Chris Hunter | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | -24 | -4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Eric Richardson | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||