2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 31 | 251 | 8.10 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 42 | 302 | 7.19 | 3 | 53 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 7 | 18 | 124 | 6.89 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 46 | 286 | 6.22 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 38 | 227 | 5.97 | 3 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 5 | 24 | 136 | 5.67 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 48 | 267 | 5.56 | 3 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 68 | 377 | 5.54 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 7 | 34 | 188 | 5.53 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 6 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 6 | 22 | 120 | 5.45 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 19 | 102 | 5.37 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 203 | 5.34 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 32 | 165 | 5.16 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 43 | 211 | 4.91 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 38 | 180 | 4.74 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 7 | 35 | 165 | 4.71 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 56 | 252 | 4.50 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 49 | 213 | 4.35 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 88 | 4.19 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 7 | 48 | 188 | 3.92 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 6 | 27 | 104 | 3.85 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 67 | 250 | 3.73 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 37 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 5 | 21 | 71 | 3.38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 7 | 47 | 149 | 3.17 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 7 | 16 | 47 | 2.94 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 6 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 6 | 29 | 66 | 2.28 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Jaden Moore | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 7 | 24 | 47 | 1.96 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 4.0 rushing attempts on 1st down.