2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Maurice Turner Tulane SR RB 4 26 277 10.65 2 6.50 69.25
2 Samari Howard Army SR SB 5 29 304 10.48 1 5.80 60.80
3 TJ Engleman Jr. ECU JR RB 4 44 388 8.82 3 11.00 97.00
4 Jaylin Lucas Tulane SR RB 5 29 243 8.38 1 5.80 48.60
5 A'Marion Peterson UTSA JR RB 5 34 274 8.06 7 6.80 54.80
6 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 4 38 299 7.87 4 9.50 74.75
7 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 5 82 626 7.63 8 16.40 125.20
8 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 5 80 550 6.88 7 16.00 110.00
9 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SR RB 5 30 197 6.57 1 6.00 39.40
10 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 5 68 446 6.56 3 13.60 89.20
11 Michael Barrow Navy JR SB 5 45 280 6.22 0 9.00 56.00
12 Vic Listorti Navy SR RB 5 35 208 5.94 2 7.00 41.60
13 Dallan Hayden Memphis SR RB 5 31 183 5.90 1 6.20 36.60
14 Trequan Jones Tulsa SR RB 5 36 210 5.83 2 7.20 42.00
15 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 6 81 449 5.54 2 13.50 74.83
16 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 5 91 482 5.30 4 18.20 96.40
16 Manny Covey Memphis JR RB 5 47 249 5.30 0 9.40 49.80
18 Khamani Alexander Charlotte SR RB 5 40 204 5.10 3 8.00 40.80
19 D.J. Crowther S Florida SR RB 6 94 476 5.06 7 15.67 79.33
20 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 5 104 524 5.04 8 20.80 104.80
21 Bam McReynolds UAB SR RB 6 63 316 5.02 4 10.50 52.67
22 Tyvonn Byars Rice SO RB 5 59 295 5.00 2 11.80 59.00
22 Brandon High, Jr. UTSA JR RB 5 43 215 5.00 2 8.60 43.00
24 Jackson Gutierrez Navy JR QB 5 102 505 4.95 7 20.40 101.00
25 Ashton Gray ECU JR RB 3 31 153 4.94 0 10.33 51.00
26 Marcus Stokes Memphis JR QB 5 34 164 4.82 0 6.80 32.80
27 Johnnie Daniels Tulane SR RB 5 51 235 4.61 2 10.20 47.00
27 Jason Collins Jr. S Florida JR RB 6 41 189 4.61 1 6.83 31.50
29 Leonard Farrow FAU SR RB 5 39 179 4.59 2 7.80 35.80
30 Carson Smith Army SR RB 5 32 143 4.47 1 6.40 28.60
31 Ethan Ervin FAU SO RB 5 71 315 4.44 2 14.20 63.00
32 Ajani Sheppard Temple SR QB 6 59 259 4.39 3 9.83 43.17
33 Mitch Griffis ECU SR QB 4 19 83 4.37 0 4.75 20.75
34 D’Andre Hardeman Jr. Rice SO RB 5 43 187 4.35 1 8.60 37.40
35 Rod Robinson II UAB JR RB 6 93 403 4.33 0 15.50 67.17
36 Brady Tillman III FAU SR RB 5 25 104 4.16 1 5.00 20.80
37 Ja'Vin Simpkins UAB JR RB 6 32 128 4.00 1 5.33 21.33
38 Jake Rendina Army SR RB 5 21 83 3.95 0 4.20 16.60
39 Hunter Smith Temple SR RB 6 28 108 3.86 0 4.67 18.00
40 Damari Alston Tulsa SR RB 5 64 241 3.77 3 12.80 48.20
41 Michael Allen ECU SR RB 4 27 81 3.00 1 6.75 20.25
42 Owen McCown UTSA SR QB 5 28 82 2.93 0 5.60 16.40
43 Michael Van Buren Jr. S Florida JR QB 6 39 95 2.44 2 6.50 15.83
44 Emory Williams ECU SR QB 3 14 14 1.00 1 4.67 4.67
45 Ryder Burton UAB JR QB 6 53 43 0.81 1 8.83 7.17
46 Kadin Semonza Tulane JR QB 5 31 -57 -1.84 2 6.20 -11.40
47 Caden Veltkamp FAU SR QB 5 20 -40 -2.00 1 4.00 -8.00

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.