2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 2 | 24 | 118 | 4.92 | 0 | 12.00 | 59.00 |
| 2 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 29 | 106 | 3.66 | 2 | 14.50 | 53.00 |
| 3 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 1 | 9.00 | 95.00 |
| 4 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 18 | 90 | 5.00 | 0 | 9.00 | 45.00 |
| 5 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 5.50 | 39.50 |
| 6 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 1 | 8.50 | 39.00 |
| 7 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 14.00 | 76.00 |
| 8 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 9.00 | 74.00 |
| 9 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 2 | 15.00 | 73.00 |
| 10 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 1 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 7.00 | 71.00 |
| 11 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 1 | 6.50 | 31.50 |
| 12 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 14.00 | 59.00 |
| 13 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 13.00 | 56.00 |
| 14 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 10.00 | 51.00 |
| 15 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 1 | 16.00 | 50.00 |
| 16 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 4.50 | 20.00 |
| 17 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 1 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 1 | 12.00 | 38.00 |
| 18 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 7.00 | 35.00 |
| 19 | D'Mariun Perteet | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 33.00 |
| 20 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 28.00 |
| 21 | Kaleb Brown | UAB | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 24.00 |
| 21 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 11.00 | 24.00 |
| 23 | De'Carlos Young | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 23 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6.00 | 17.00 |
| 23 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 8.00 | 17.00 |
| 26 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 16.00 |
| 26 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 3.50 | 8.00 |
| 28 | Zeon Chriss-Gremillion | Tulane | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 15.00 |
| 28 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 15.00 |
| 28 | Josiah Martin | N Texas | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.00 | 7.50 |
| 28 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 4.50 | 7.50 |
| 32 | Nick Osho | N Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 2.50 | 7.00 |
| 33 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 12.00 |
| 34 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | N Texas | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 11.00 |
| 34 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 11.00 |
| 36 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 3.00 | 10.00 |
| 38 | Jariel Cobb | Charlotte | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| 38 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.00 | 8.00 |
| 40 | DJ McKinney | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 7.00 |
| 41 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Jimmy Calloway | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Chaston Ditta | N Texas | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 44 | DJ Dugar | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Brandon Young, Jr. | UTSA | JR | TE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0.50 |