2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | Christian Booker | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 92.0 |
| 3 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 93.0 |
| 4 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 35 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 73.0 |
| 5 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 59.0 |
| 5 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 49.0 |
| 7 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 93.0 |
| 8 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 47.0 |
| 9 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 32 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 38.0 |
| 10 | Keith Rucker | Georgia St | SR | TE | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 38.0 |
| 11 | Mason Petrino | Idaho | FR | QB | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| 11 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | JR | RB | 1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 42.0 |
| 13 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 58.0 |
| 14 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 38.0 |
| 15 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | JR | RB | 1 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 37.0 |
| 16 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 58.0 |
| 17 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 46.0 |
| 18 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 54.0 |
| 18 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 2 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 33.5 |
| 18 | Duke Carter IV | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 22 | Kyler Neal | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 41.0 |
| 23 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 2 | 26 | -4 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Chad Voytik | Ark St | SR | QB | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 12.0 |
| 26 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 1 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -15 | -2.5 | -15.0 |
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.