2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 8 | 48 | 284 | 5.92 | 5 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 9 | 48 | 246 | 5.13 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 40 | 167 | 4.18 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 8 | 39 | 192 | 4.92 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 8 | 38 | 156 | 4.11 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Mark Fletcher Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 7 | 37 | 214 | 5.78 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 8 | 35 | 187 | 5.34 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 8 | 34 | 175 | 5.15 | 3 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 7 | 34 | 173 | 5.09 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 8 | 30 | 234 | 7.80 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 5 | 29 | 233 | 8.03 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 5 | 29 | 157 | 5.41 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 9 | 29 | 114 | 3.93 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 8 | 28 | 131 | 4.68 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 8 | 27 | 108 | 4.00 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. | Va Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 25 | 101 | 4.04 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Bo MacCormack III | BC | SO | RB | 6 | 24 | 111 | 4.63 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 8 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 8 | 21 | 143 | 6.81 | 4 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 8 | 21 | 82 | 3.90 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Ty Clark III | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 7 | 21 | 67 | 3.19 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Ahmad Miller | Syracuse | SR | RB | 6 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Davion Gause | NC State | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Ashten Emory | California | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 56 | 2.80 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tait Reynolds | Clemson | FR | QB | 6 | 20 | 14 | 0.70 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 101 | 5.61 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | La’Vell Wright | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 3 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | Va Tech | JR | QB | 8 | 16 | 33 | 2.06 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Quintrevion Wisner | FSU | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 8 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | CJ Campbell | Duke | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Deuce Lawrence | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 7 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Javian Mallory | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Ja'Kyrian Turner | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Trelain Maddox | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Chris Johnson Jr. | Clemson | SR | RB | 6 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Dramekco Green | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | -23 | -2.88 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||