2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 10/14/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 TJ Engleman Jr. ECU JR RB 3 5 97 19.40 2 88 2 1 1
2 Maurice Turner Tulane SR RB 3 4 60 15.00 1 43 3 2 1
3 Zach Mundell Army SR SB 3 4 54 13.50 1 66 1 1 1
4 Khamani Alexander Charlotte SR RB 4 8 102 12.75 1 66 2 3 2
5 A'Marion Peterson UTSA JR RB 4 7 81 11.57 1 53 6 2 1
6 Dallan Hayden Memphis SR RB 4 5 57 11.40 0 23 4 3 1
7 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 8 83 10.38 1 24 7 4 2
8 Jordan Thompson Memphis FR RB 2 5 51 10.20 0 28 2 2 1
9 Manny Covey Memphis JR RB 3 5 49 9.80 0 36 1 1 1
10 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 3 8 76 9.50 0 25 6 3 2
11 Chance Williams Charlotte SR RB 2 3 22 7.33 0 13 2 1 0
12 Johnnie Daniels Tulane SR RB 3 6 42 7.00 0 21 4 2 1
13 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 3 6 41 6.83 1 15 2 1 0
14 Sam Brown V Temple SR RB 2 3 19 6.33 1 10 2 1 0
15 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 5 10 60 6.00 1 24 3 3 1
15 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 3 6 36 6.00 1 20 3 1 1
17 Jackson Gutierrez Navy JR QB 4 19 113 5.95 2 56 8 4 1
18 Vic Listorti Navy SR RB 4 7 40 5.71 1 9 4 0 0
19 Tyvonn Byars Rice SO RB 5 13 68 5.23 0 13 8 2 0
20 Ajani Sheppard Temple SR QB 6 20 104 5.20 2 34 8 4 1
20 Michael Allen ECU SR RB 3 5 26 5.20 0 11 2 2 0
22 Leonard Farrow FAU SR RB 4 9 46 5.11 0 10 7 1 0
23 Brady Tillman III FAU SR RB 5 6 30 5.00 0 13 3 1 0
24 Godspower Nwawuihe Army SO RB 3 3 14 4.67 1 10 1 1 0
24 DJ McKinney Tulsa JR RB 3 3 14 4.67 0 9 0 0 0
26 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 5 34 154 4.53 2 27 19 3 2
27 Brendon Haygood N Texas SO RB 2 4 18 4.50 0 12 3 1 0
28 Ashton Gray ECU JR RB 3 8 35 4.38 0 7 3 0 0
29 Ethan Ervin FAU SO RB 5 18 78 4.33 0 12 10 2 0
29 Bam McReynolds UAB SR RB 5 9 39 4.33 1 27 3 1 1
31 Brandon High, Jr. UTSA JR RB 5 8 34 4.25 0 14 4 1 0
32 Owen McCown UTSA SR QB 4 8 27 3.38 0 19 2 1 0
33 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 6 14 47 3.36 1 13 6 2 0
34 Rod Robinson II UAB JR RB 5 10 32 3.20 0 8 7 0 0
35 D.J. Crowther S Florida SR RB 4 8 24 3.00 0 7 5 0 0
36 Michael Van Buren Jr. S Florida JR QB 6 18 53 2.94 0 30 6 1 1
37 Tayven Jackson N Texas SR QB 4 9 26 2.89 2 17 3 2 0
38 Ryder Burton UAB JR QB 6 27 76 2.81 1 20 12 2 1
39 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SR RB 2 5 14 2.80 0 6 1 0 0
40 Jaylen White Charlotte FR QB 2 4 11 2.75 0 13 1 1 0
41 Carson Smith Army SR RB 2 3 8 2.67 0 5 3 0 0
42 Damari Alston Tulsa SR RB 5 11 29 2.64 0 11 4 1 0
43 Marcus Stokes Memphis JR QB 5 13 34 2.62 0 16 6 5 0
44 Hunter Smith Temple SR RB 3 5 13 2.60 0 6 3 0 0
45 D’Andre Hardeman Jr. Rice SO RB 5 12 26 2.17 1 13 2 1 0
45 Cole Gonzales Charlotte SR QB 5 6 13 2.17 1 11 0 1 0
47 Jaxon Smolik Temple JR QB 2 5 8 1.60 0 5 1 0 0
48 Caden Veltkamp FAU SR QB 3 6 6 1.00 1 7 2 0 0
49 Baylor Hayes Tulsa SO QB 3 5 3 0.60 0 6 0 0 0
50 Nick Osho N Texas SR RB 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 0 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down.