2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 3 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bryson Luter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tray Kinkle | S Florida | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Seth Davis | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jacob Williams | Navy | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Gage Leonard | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||