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 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 34 | 154 | 4.53 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 6 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 6 | 27 | 76 | 2.81 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Javon Ross | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 5 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Bryson Luter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Daoud | FAU | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Tray Kinkle | S Florida | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||