2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 7 | 48 | 421 | 8.77 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 1 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 32 | 343 | 10.72 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 1 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 43 | 331 | 7.70 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 31 | 256 | 8.26 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 130 | 8.67 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 25 | 174 | 6.96 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | 149 | 7.84 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 129 | 6.79 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Seth Davis | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tristan Lawyer | Tulsa | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Chase Garnett | S Florida | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 213 | 8.19 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 20 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 8 | 33 | 154 | 4.67 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 139 | 5.79 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 24 | 133 | 5.54 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 8 | 25 | 131 | 5.24 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 29 | 128 | 4.41 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 26 | 126 | 4.85 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 30 | 116 | 3.87 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 107 | 5.63 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 8 | 28 | 99 | 3.54 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 88 | 3.38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 18 | 71 | 3.94 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | N Texas | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Landon Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||