2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 11/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Owen Chambers | Air Force | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Reeve Slone | Nevada | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Robert McDaniel | SJSU | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Landon Sims | Wyoming | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deshaun Buchanan | New Mexico | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Keegan Sack | Air Force | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nico Hamilton | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jalen Macon | N Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Josh Johnson | Air Force | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||