2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 5.00 | 68.00 |
| 2 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 1 | 13.00 | 161.00 |
| 3 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 1 | 14 | 150 | 10.71 | 1 | 14.00 | 150.00 |
| 4 | Demarcus Godfrey | Ga South | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 124 | 8.86 | 0 | 14.00 | 124.00 |
| 5 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 2 | 14.00 | 108.00 |
| 6 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 2 | 7.00 | 53.00 |
| 7 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 139 | 7.32 | 0 | 19.00 | 139.00 |
| 8 | Austin Vaughn | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 1 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 1 | 8.00 | 57.00 |
| 9 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 2 | 31 | 219 | 7.06 | 3 | 15.50 | 109.50 |
| 10 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 1 | 10.00 | 68.00 |
| 10 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 5.00 | 34.00 |
| 12 | Deonta Moore | USA | SO | RB | 2 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 6.00 | 40.50 |
| 13 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 1 | 13.00 | 87.00 |
| 14 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 33.00 |
| 15 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 1 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 39.00 |
| 16 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 1 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 1 | 18.00 | 110.00 |
| 17 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 1 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 7.00 | 41.00 |
| 18 | Darius Stubbs | Georgia St | FR | RB | 1 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 12.00 | 69.00 |
| 19 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 1 | 11.00 | 57.00 |
| 20 | Troy Stewart | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 7.00 | 34.00 |
| 21 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 2 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 2 | 9.50 | 46.00 |
| 22 | B.J. Smith | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 9.00 | 43.00 |
| 23 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 1 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 2 | 10.00 | 47.00 |
| 24 | Aaron Winchester | Georgia St | FR | QB | 1 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 16.00 | 75.00 |
| 25 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 6.00 | 23.00 |
| 26 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 15.00 | 53.00 |
| 27 | Jordan Wright | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 6.00 | 20.00 |
| 28 | Stedman Mayberry | Texas St | SO | RB | 1 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 0 | 22.00 | 69.00 |
| 29 | Tyler Siudzinski | Texas St | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 1 | 13.00 | 33.00 |
| 30 | Johnston White | Ark St | JR | RB | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 9.00 | 17.00 |
| 31 | LaBaron Anthony | Ga South | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 6.00 | 11.00 |
| 32 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 13.00 | 16.00 |
| 33 | Thomas Koufie | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Sawyer Smith | Troy | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 1 | 9 | -5 | -0.56 | 0 | 9.00 | -5.00 |
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.