2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 6 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.