2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 2nd Down through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 6 | 31 | 237 | 7.65 | 1 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 7 | 24 | 172 | 7.17 | 1 | 79 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 18 | 128 | 7.11 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 163 | 7.09 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 40 | 250 | 6.25 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 37 | 228 | 6.16 | 3 | 68 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 6 | 23 | 138 | 6.00 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 7 | 28 | 164 | 5.86 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 7 | 33 | 190 | 5.76 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 114 | 5.70 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 2 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 7 | 14 | 79 | 5.64 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 43 | 242 | 5.63 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 160 | 5.33 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 28 | 147 | 5.25 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 7 | 24 | 122 | 5.08 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 113 | 4.91 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 46 | 225 | 4.89 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Preston Brown | ND St | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 6 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 6 | 30 | 135 | 4.50 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 40 | 159 | 3.98 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 125 | 3.91 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 31 | 117 | 3.77 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 5 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 66 | 3.47 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 6 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 6 | 30 | 62 | 2.07 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0.25 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | -8 | -0.80 | 0 | 10 | 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 on 2nd down.