2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 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 2.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.