2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 57 | 270 | 4.74 | 6 | 58 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 8 | 39 | 25 | 0.64 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 7 | 32 | 216 | 6.75 | 4 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 25 | 106 | 4.24 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 24 | -10 | -0.42 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 6 | 21 | 90 | 4.29 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 21 | 45 | 2.14 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 19 | 96 | 5.05 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 19 | 52 | 2.74 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 82 | 4.82 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 6 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 2 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | -11 | -0.92 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 6 | 11 | 116 | 10.55 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 4 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 2 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | -9 | -1.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | -33 | -3.67 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||