2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Grice | Rice | SO | SLT | 2 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 38 | 319 | 8.39 | 6 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 6 | 41 | 258 | 6.29 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 107 | 53.50 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 32 | 203 | 6.34 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 5 | 18 | 234 | 13.00 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 32 | 197 | 6.16 | 3 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 184 | 6.57 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 23 | 161 | 7.00 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 29 | 135 | 4.66 | 3 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 34 | 175 | 5.15 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | EJ Reid | UAB | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 27 | 166 | 6.15 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 12 | 147 | 12.25 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 21 | 103 | 4.90 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 8 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Ray Ray Joseph Jr. | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Max Tulen | Tulsa | JR | P | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 126 | 5.04 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 25 | 86 | 3.44 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 202 | 4.30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | KJ Daniels | UAB | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 23 | 84 | 3.65 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 82 | 5.86 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 7 | 13 | 36 | 2.77 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 114 | 3.68 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | David Clerk | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||