2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 89 | 5.93 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 33 | 140 | 4.24 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaden Moore | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 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 5.0 rushing attempts in the 3rd quarter.