2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Landon Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Carson Morgan | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | David Clerk | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | -5 | -0.71 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ben Grice | Rice | SO | SLT | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | De'Carlos Young | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Stefan Egbe | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DeJuan Lacy | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Josiah Martin | N Texas | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Aden Self | Army | JR | SB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | -15 | -2.14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Hunter Tipton | Memphis | SR | TE | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Sevion Morrison | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Mark Wiepert | UTSA | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||