2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert McDaniel | SJSU | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 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 2.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 7-9 yards to go.