2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 09/12/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 170 | 6.80 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 30 | 160 | 5.33 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 23 | 86 | 3.74 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | 40 | 2.35 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke Rauh | Air Force | JR | FB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Alex Orji | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Jerod Terry, Jr. | New Mexico | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Owen Chambers | Air Force | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||