2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 38 | 257 | 6.76 | 3 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 38 | 271 | 7.13 | 5 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 21 | 257 | 12.24 | 3 | 80 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 32 | 132 | 4.13 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 22 | 122 | 5.55 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 28 | 141 | 5.04 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 7 | 28 | 140 | 5.00 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 26 | 118 | 4.54 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 82 | 5.47 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 16 | -5 | -0.31 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 4 | 20 | 75 | 3.75 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Conner Harrell | Charlotte | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | 36 | 2.77 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Javon Ross | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||