2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judah Price | Marshall | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jo'Shon Barbie | Marshall | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Solomon Baggett | Ark St | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Zach Palmer-Smith | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaden Allen-Hendrix | Coast Car | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Khalil Wilkins | Marshall | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrew Burnette | La Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Weston Bryan | Ga South | SO | QB | 6 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 5 | 29 | 198 | 6.83 | 2 | 76 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | James Lee | Ark St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Trae'von Dunbar | USA | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Jaden Miller | La Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamarice Wilder | USM | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Nick Herman | James Mad | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 6 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Anthony Reagan Jr. | La-Lafytte | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jevon Edwards | Coast Car | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 5 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Kenyon Clay | Ark St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Steven Robinson | USM | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lanear McCrary Jr. | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Ja'Quez Cross | App St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Trevon Kinchen | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Jared Hollins | USA | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Austin Carlisle | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | David Mbadinga | Ga South | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | JC Evans | James Mad | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Timothy Carter | Ark St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ethan Hampton | USM | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Maurki James | ODU | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Steven Blanco | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Malachi Singleton | App St | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Dominic Lee-Knicely | Coast Car | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Bryson Roland | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Darrell Smith | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 6 | 16 | 9 | 0.56 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 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 on 3rd down.