2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bryson Luter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Chaston Ditta | N Texas | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | -26 | -6.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 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, 10+ yards to go.