2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Bryson Luter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Dagan Bruno | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DJ Dugar | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacob Williams | Navy | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Air Noland | Memphis | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Adarion Nettles | N Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Colin Page | N Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dexter Williams II | Tulsa | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Carson Morgan | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 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 1.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 4-6 yards to go.