2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 5 | 21 | 249 | 11.86 | 4 | 74 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 25 | 249 | 9.96 | 3 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 6 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 24 | 140 | 5.83 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 125 | 5.68 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 5 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 93 | 5.47 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 21 | 107 | 5.10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 4 | 20 | 101 | 5.05 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Adarion Nettles | N Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 5 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 26 | 88 | 3.38 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DJ Dugar | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Seth Davis | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 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 3rd quarter.