2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Grice | Rice | SO | SLT | 2 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 7 | 27 | 257 | 9.52 | 3 | 84 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 68 | 399 | 5.87 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 6 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 5 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 4 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 6 | 34 | 179 | 5.26 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 30 | 110 | 3.67 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 6 | 17 | 150 | 8.82 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 110 | 6.47 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 64 | 3.76 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | KJ Daniels | UAB | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Colin Chase | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 7 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 6 | 27 | 91 | 3.37 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 35 | 144 | 4.11 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Brady Anderson | Army | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 141 | 4.86 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 5 | 24 | 91 | 3.79 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 77 | 4.53 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Conner Harrell | Charlotte | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Landon Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||