2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 91 | 530 | 5.82 | 10 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 7 | 98 | 563 | 5.74 | 8 | 56 | 31 | 17 | 5 |
| 2 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 74 | 531 | 7.18 | 8 | 61 | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 134 | 5.36 | 5 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 74 | 453 | 6.12 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 5 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 75 | 383 | 5.11 | 4 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 8 | 27 | 185 | 6.85 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 56 | 358 | 6.39 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 5 | 36 | 316 | 8.78 | 3 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 51 | 220 | 4.31 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 3 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 42 | 161 | 3.83 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 50 | 391 | 7.82 | 2 | 88 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 55 | 337 | 6.13 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 8 | 48 | 241 | 5.02 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 40 | 204 | 5.10 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 53 | 202 | 3.81 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 44 | 199 | 4.52 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 7 | 47 | 189 | 4.02 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 4 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 47 | 260 | 5.53 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 22 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 7 | 27 | 259 | 9.59 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 22 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 8 | 60 | 199 | 3.32 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 191 | 8.30 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 22 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 45 | 174 | 3.87 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 8 | 30 | 170 | 5.67 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 40 | 155 | 3.88 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 8 | 32 | 140 | 4.38 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 30 | 139 | 4.63 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Ben Grice | Rice | SO | SLT | 3 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 34 | 107 | 3.15 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 8 | 22 | 102 | 4.64 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 6 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 8 | 21 | 53 | 2.52 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Brady Anderson | Army | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | EJ Reid | UAB | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Javon Ross | Tulsa | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | AJ Johnson | FAU | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sevion Morrison | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | -23 | -1.21 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 4 | 12 | -32 | -2.67 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 8 | 50 | 276 | 5.52 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 48 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 38 | 219 | 5.76 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 48 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 8 | 50 | 204 | 4.08 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||