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 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 6 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Landon Sims | Wyoming | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Elijah McCoy | UTEP | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaden Smith | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 40 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Luke Moga | New Mexico | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jaden Lawrence | Wyoming | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Luke Duncan | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Preston Brown | ND St | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||