2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 1 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 7.00 | 71.00 |
| 2 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 9.00 | 74.00 |
| 3 | D'Mariun Perteet | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 33.00 |
| 4 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 14.00 | 76.00 |
| 5 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 10.00 | 51.00 |
| 6 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 28.00 |
| 7 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 1 | 14.00 | 61.00 |
| 8 | De'Carlos Young | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 9 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 1 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 10.00 | 38.00 |
| 10 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 22.00 |
| 11 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 7.00 | 24.00 |
| 12 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 16.00 |
| 13 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 1 | 16.00 | 50.00 |
| 14 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6.00 | 17.00 |
| 15 | Nick Osho | N Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 5.00 | 14.00 |
| 16 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | N Texas | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 11.00 |
| 17 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 15.00 |
| 18 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 5.00 | 12.00 |
| 19 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 11.00 |
| 20 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 1 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 16.00 | 32.00 |
| 20 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 12.00 |
| 22 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 9.00 | 13.00 |
| 23 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.