2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 09/12/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Darrien Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | -19 | -3.80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | -17 | -4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | -19 | -4.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down.