2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 34 | 238 | 7.00 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 28 | 172 | 6.14 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 161 | 8.94 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 144 | 8.47 | 2 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 6 | 28 | 176 | 6.29 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 6 | 37 | 168 | 4.54 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 1 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 94 | 4.95 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 22 | 63 | 2.86 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Brady Anderson | Army | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 24 | 103 | 4.29 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 16 | 87 | 5.44 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 25 | 87 | 3.48 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 64 | 2.91 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 5 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 5 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Carson Morgan | Rice | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||