2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Alex Orji | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Preston Brown | ND St | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Nik Henry | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Mason Lowe | Air Force | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | TJ Fo'ilefutu | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brady Wavrunek | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jaden Moore | UTEP | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jaden Lawrence | Wyoming | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DJ Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Royal Capell | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Daniel Rolovich | SJSU | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | -17 | -3.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Robert McDaniel | SJSU | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 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 1.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 4-6 yards to go.