2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 10/13/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 17 | 220 | 12.94 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 5 | 29 | 213 | 7.34 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 6 | 48 | 206 | 4.29 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 46 | 197 | 4.28 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 37 | 194 | 5.24 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 25 | 157 | 6.28 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 27 | 146 | 5.41 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 143 | 4.93 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 20 | 132 | 6.60 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 23 | 131 | 5.70 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 127 | 6.68 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 69 | 2.76 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Tristan Lawyer | Tulsa | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 50 | 2.94 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | EJ Reid | UAB | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | DJ Dugar | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||