2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 5 | 51 | 222 | 4.35 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 5 | 42 | 271 | 6.45 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 37 | 142 | 3.84 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 5 | 36 | 147 | 4.08 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 34 | 167 | 4.91 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 32 | 165 | 5.16 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 28 | 121 | 4.32 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 28 | 88 | 3.14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 25 | 108 | 4.32 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 5 | 25 | 107 | 4.28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 5 | 24 | 133 | 5.54 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 4 | 21 | 161 | 7.67 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 21 | 49 | 2.33 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 19 | 120 | 6.32 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 116 | 6.44 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 4 | 13 | -16 | -1.23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 3 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||