2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 2nd Down through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 8 | 63 | 424 | 6.73 | 6 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 1 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 47 | 370 | 7.87 | 6 | 84 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 59 | 338 | 5.73 | 5 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 42 | 177 | 4.21 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 32 | 172 | 5.38 | 4 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 44 | 357 | 8.11 | 3 | 78 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 231 | 7.97 | 3 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 45 | 203 | 4.51 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 21 | 181 | 8.62 | 2 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 31 | 119 | 3.84 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 8 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 56 | 2.80 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 7 | 22 | 207 | 9.41 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 20 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 8 | 29 | 192 | 6.62 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 33 | 182 | 5.52 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 9 | 32 | 176 | 5.50 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 8 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 164 | 9.11 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 160 | 9.41 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 29 | 151 | 5.21 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 8 | 19 | 141 | 7.42 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 8 | 28 | 134 | 4.79 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 98 | 4.08 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Seth Davis | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Nate Rogers | UAB | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Conner Harrell | Charlotte | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 153 | 5.88 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 7 | 25 | 142 | 5.68 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 28 | 127 | 4.54 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 126 | 4.85 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 34 | 125 | 3.68 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | N Texas | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||