2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 3 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 4 | 19 | 138 | 7.26 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 156 | 7.09 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 27 | 175 | 6.48 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 126 | 5.73 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 30 | 161 | 5.37 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 26 | 119 | 4.58 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 108 | 4.32 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 33 | 140 | 4.24 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 4 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 6 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 65 | 3.42 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 24 | 81 | 3.38 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 46 | 2.88 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 5 | 11 | -2 | -0.18 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | -10 | -1.43 | 0 | 6 | 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 7.0 rushing attempts in the 3rd quarter.