2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 259 | 6.82 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 6 | 28 | 148 | 5.29 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 7 | 30 | 228 | 7.60 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 2 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Johnston White | Ark St | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 10 | 77 | 312 | 4.05 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 138 | 4.45 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 133 | 10.23 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Jalin Moore | App St | SO | RB | 9 | 60 | 283 | 4.72 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyler Neal | Georgia St | JR | RB | 2 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 7 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 9 | 48 | 237 | 4.94 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 6 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | JR | RB | 10 | 46 | 184 | 4.00 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 131 | 4.52 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Darrynton Evans | App St | FR | ATH | 3 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 6 | 32 | 173 | 5.41 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Duke Carter IV | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Sawyer Smith | Troy | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 8 | 27 | 81 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Aaron Winchester | Georgia St | FR | QB | 2 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | B.J. Smith | Troy | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Dion Ray | La-Lafytte | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Thomas Koufie | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Jaylan Barbour | App St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Stedman Mayberry | Texas St | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Caleb Evans | La-Monroe | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyreis Thomas | USA | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Raymond Calais | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0.42 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 7 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Xavier Hall | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 6 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cole Garvin | USA | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Demarcus Kirk | Georgia St | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Darius Hoggins | La-Lafytte | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ike Lewis | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Deonta Moore | USA | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | JR | RB | 2 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 9 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ajalen Holley | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||