2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Chris Bruce | Rice | JR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nick Osho | N Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Dexter Williams II | Tulsa | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 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, 7-9 yards to go.