2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 09/12/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Matt Long | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ky Woods | Nevada | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Darrien Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Darrion Bowers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Cameron Mathews | New Mexico | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | -14 | -4.67 | 0 | 3 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts from own 40 to opponent's 40 yard line.