2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 136.0 |
| 2 | Josh Magee | USA | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 113 | 1 | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 113.0 |
| 3 | Christian Booker | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 92.0 |
| 4 | Al Riles | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 1 | 29 | 105 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 134.0 |
| 5 | Gerald Everett | USA | SR | TE | 1 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 95.0 |
| 6 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 93.0 |
| 7 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 49.0 |
| 8 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 93.0 |
| 9 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 47.0 |
| 10 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 32 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 38.0 |
| 11 | Tyreis Thomas | USA | SR | RB | 1 | 83 | -3 | 1 | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 80.0 |
| 12 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 1 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 138 | 6.9 | 138.0 |
| 13 | Keith Rucker | Georgia St | SR | TE | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 38.0 |
| 14 | Xavier Hall | NMSU | SR | RB | 2 | 107 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 6.2 | 81.0 |
| 15 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 2 | 115 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 151 | 6.0 | 75.5 |
| 16 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 1 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 93.0 |
| 17 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 2 | 163 | 34 | 1 | 36 | 197 | 5.5 | 98.5 |
| 18 | Deltron Hopkins | App St | SO | WR | 2 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 27.0 |
| 19 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | FR | RB | 2 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 32.0 |
| 20 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 58.0 |
| 21 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 2 | 158 | 18 | 1 | 38 | 176 | 4.6 | 88.0 |
| 22 | Mason Petrino | Idaho | FR | QB | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 29.0 |
| 23 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 2 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 55.0 |
| 24 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 58.0 |
| 24 | Stedman Mayberry | Texas St | SO | RB | 1 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 47.0 |
| 26 | Jalin Moore | App St | SO | RB | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 106 | 3.5 | 53.0 |
| 26 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | JR | RB | 2 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 80 | 3.5 | 40.0 |
| 28 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 54.0 |
| 28 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 2 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 33.5 |
| 28 | Duke Carter IV | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 21.0 |
| 31 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 2 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 3.1 | 36.0 |
| 32 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | JR | RB | 2 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 27.5 |
| 33 | Kyler Neal | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 41.0 |
| 34 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 36 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 2 | 26 | -4 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 37 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 1.2 | 10.5 |
| 38 | Chad Voytik | Ark St | SR | QB | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 12.0 |
| 39 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 40 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 1 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 1 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -33 | -3.3 | -33.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.