2023 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Quinton Cooley Liberty JR RB 14 40 329 8.23 1 29 16 13 6
2 Kaidon Salter Liberty SO QB 11 31 218 7.03 1 35 11 9 3
3 Diego Pavia NMSU JR QB 14 40 198 4.95 2 27 10 8 3
4 Zion Webb J'ville St SR QB 7 23 175 7.61 2 34 9 7 3
4 Malik Jackson J'ville St SR RB 11 34 175 5.15 1 27 13 5 2
6 Billy Lucas Liberty SO RB 11 30 125 4.17 0 14 8 3 0
7 Deion Hankins UTEP JR RB 7 22 123 5.59 0 28 7 4 2
8 Star Thomas NMSU JR RB 11 21 117 5.57 1 25 7 3 1
9 Shomari Lawrence FIU SO RB 10 21 111 5.29 1 28 3 3 1
10 Torrance Burgess Jr. UTEP SO RB 9 28 107 3.82 0 18 4 3 0
11 Ron Wiggins J'ville St JR RB 6 17 97 5.71 1 22 5 3 1
12 Elijah Young Western Ky JR RB 7 14 92 6.57 0 22 5 3 1
13 Tyre Shelton La Tech SR RB 6 17 91 5.35 1 25 5 2 1
13 Jamoni Jones NMSU JR RB 12 19 91 4.79 0 18 5 3 0
15 James Jointer, Jr. Liberty FR RB 6 8 85 10.63 1 34 2 2 2
16 Davion Ervin-Poindexter Western Ky SR RB 9 14 74 5.29 0 18 4 2 0
16 Keegan Shoemaker Sam Hou St SR QB 10 22 74 3.36 1 23 7 6 2
18 Anwar Lewis J'ville St JR RB 7 14 72 5.14 1 26 2 1 1
19 Charvis Thornton La Tech JR RB 8 12 68 5.67 1 30 2 2 1
20 Monte Watkins NMSU SO RB 7 9 67 7.44 0 32 3 3 1
20 John Gentry Sam Hou St SO RB 6 14 67 4.79 1 28 5 2 1
22 Makhilyn Young NMSU FR RB 4 6 63 10.50 0 31 4 3 1
23 Logan Smothers J'ville St JR QB 10 19 61 3.21 0 11 3 1 0
24 Kejon Owens FIU SO RB 5 6 55 9.17 1 21 5 3 1
24 Aaron Bedgood Liberty SR WR 6 8 55 6.88 0 25 3 2 1
26 Eli Stowers NMSU SO QB 5 11 53 4.82 0 11 5 2 0
27 Keldric Moody La Tech JR RB 4 7 50 7.14 0 24 1 2 1
28 Nicholas Vattiato MTSU SO QB 10 22 44 2.00 0 12 5 2 0
29 Jacob Fields La Tech FR RB 3 3 41 13.67 1 30 2 1 1
30 Austin Reed Western Ky SR QB 5 6 39 6.50 0 26 4 1 1
31 Noah Smith Sam Hou St JR WR 5 6 37 6.17 1 25 2 1 1
32 Keyone Jenkins FIU FR QB 8 17 36 2.12 0 17 3 3 0
33 J'Wan Evans J'ville St JR RB 5 8 33 4.13 0 12 2 1 0
34 Mike Franklin UTEP JR RB 5 6 32 5.33 0 9 1 0 0
35 Jekail Middlebrook MTSU FR RB 2 2 31 15.50 1 25 1 1 1
36 Ashton Frye J'ville St FR QB 2 5 30 6.00 0 11 2 1 0
36 Markese Stepp Western Ky SR RB 6 9 30 3.33 0 10 3 1 0
38 Jaiden Credle MTSU SO RB 7 12 29 2.42 0 9 1 0 0
39 Caden Veltkamp Western Ky FR QB 2 6 27 4.50 0 15 2 1 0
40 Ezell Jolly UTEP FR RB 2 3 24 8.00 0 14 1 1 0
40 Frank Peasant MTSU JR RB 6 8 24 3.00 0 25 1 1 1
42 Keith Willis Jr. La Tech FR RB 5 14 23 1.64 0 6 0 0 0
43 Vaughn Blue Liberty FR RB 4 5 20 4.00 0 12 2 1 0
43 Reggion Bennett J'ville St FR RB 5 11 20 1.82 0 7 2 0 0
45 L.T. Sanders Western Ky SO RB 4 6 17 2.83 0 6 0 0 0
45 Hank Bachmeier La Tech SR QB 6 11 17 1.55 0 17 3 1 0
47 Daryon Triche UTEP SO RB 1 2 13 6.50 0 7 1 0 0
48 Jalen Bracey FIU SR WR 2 2 12 6.00 0 7 0 0 0
49 Sterling Galban J'ville St JR WR 1 1 10 10.00 0 10 1 1 0
49 Zach Hrbacek Sam Hou St SO RB 1 3 10 3.33 0 5 1 0 0
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards