2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 23 | 168 | 7.30 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 119 | 7.00 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 171 | 6.84 | 3 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 5 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 159 | 5.48 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 83 | 5.19 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 127 | 5.08 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 6 | 28 | 138 | 4.93 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 79 | 4.65 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 34 | 145 | 4.26 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 27 | 102 | 3.78 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 72 | 3.43 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 59 | 3.11 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -39 | -7.80 | 0 | -2 | 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 5.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.