2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Rourke | Ohio | SO | QB | 8 | 95 | 681 | 7.17 | 15 | 11.88 | 85.13 |
| 2 | Andrew Clair | BGSU | FR | RB | 8 | 97 | 675 | 6.96 | 4 | 12.13 | 84.38 |
| 3 | Art Thompkins | Toledo | SO | RB | 9 | 58 | 375 | 6.47 | 2 | 6.44 | 41.67 |
| 4 | Shakif Seymour | Toledo | FR | RB | 9 | 87 | 554 | 6.37 | 11 | 9.67 | 61.56 |
| 5 | Terry Swanson | Toledo | SR | RB | 8 | 154 | 964 | 6.26 | 9 | 19.25 | 120.50 |
| 6 | Dorian Brown | Ohio | SR | RB | 7 | 63 | 391 | 6.21 | 4 | 9.00 | 55.86 |
| 7 | Malik Dunner | Ball State | SO | RB | 8 | 44 | 273 | 6.20 | 4 | 5.50 | 34.13 |
| 8 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 7 | 102 | 627 | 6.15 | 5 | 14.57 | 89.57 |
| 9 | Jonathan Ward | CMU | SO | RB | 8 | 123 | 718 | 5.84 | 8 | 15.38 | 89.75 |
| 10 | Josh Cleveland | BGSU | SR | RB | 8 | 105 | 598 | 5.70 | 3 | 13.13 | 74.75 |
| 11 | Tre Harbison | N Illinois | FR | TB | 8 | 40 | 226 | 5.65 | 2 | 5.00 | 28.25 |
| 12 | Tommy Mister | N Illinois | JR | TB | 6 | 29 | 162 | 5.59 | 1 | 4.83 | 27.00 |
| 13 | Jarvion Franklin | W Mich | SR | RB | 8 | 193 | 1033 | 5.35 | 9 | 24.13 | 129.13 |
| 14 | Shaq Vann | EMU | JR | RB | 7 | 74 | 363 | 4.91 | 3 | 10.57 | 51.86 |
| 15 | A.J. Ouellette | Ohio | JR | RB | 8 | 139 | 652 | 4.69 | 4 | 17.38 | 81.50 |
| 16 | Ian Eriksen | EMU | JR | RB | 8 | 131 | 613 | 4.68 | 5 | 16.38 | 76.63 |
| 17 | Caleb Huntley | Ball State | FR | RB | 8 | 168 | 777 | 4.63 | 0 | 21.00 | 97.13 |
| 18 | Theo Anderson | Buffalo | FR | RB | 8 | 74 | 342 | 4.62 | 1 | 9.25 | 42.75 |
| 19 | Alonzo Smith | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 7 | 99 | 450 | 4.55 | 2 | 14.14 | 64.29 |
| 20 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | FR | QB | 8 | 62 | 259 | 4.18 | 1 | 7.75 | 32.38 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Reed | Buffalo | SO | RB | 8 | 144 | 600 | 4.17 | 8 | 18.00 | 75.00 |
| 22 | Marcus Jones | N Illinois | SO | TB | 7 | 53 | 217 | 4.09 | 1 | 7.57 | 31.00 |
| 23 | Manny Morgan | Akron | SR | RB | 9 | 92 | 370 | 4.02 | 4 | 10.22 | 41.11 |
| 24 | Justin Rankin | Kent State | SO | RB | 8 | 99 | 393 | 3.97 | 3 | 12.38 | 49.13 |
| 25 | Romello Ross | CMU | SO | RB | 7 | 38 | 146 | 3.84 | 1 | 5.43 | 20.86 |
| 26 | Van Edwards, Jr. | Akron | JR | RB | 9 | 74 | 280 | 3.78 | 1 | 8.22 | 31.11 |
| 27 | Markice Hurt Jr. | Ball State | FR | RB | 6 | 30 | 111 | 3.70 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.50 |
| 28 | Marcus Childers | N Illinois | FR | QB | 8 | 120 | 396 | 3.30 | 4 | 15.00 | 49.50 |
| 29 | Blake Banham | EMU | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 80 | 2.86 | 1 | 4.67 | 13.33 |
| 30 | George Bollas | Kent State | JR | QB | 8 | 80 | 201 | 2.51 | 1 | 10.00 | 25.13 |
| 31 | Shane Morris | CMU | SR | QB | 8 | 55 | 83 | 1.51 | 3 | 6.88 | 10.38 |
| 32 | Reece Goddard | W Mich | FR | QB | 6 | 58 | 66 | 1.14 | 2 | 9.67 | 11.00 |
| 33 | Jack Milas | Ball State | SR | QB | 8 | 39 | 28 | 0.72 | 0 | 4.88 | 3.50 |
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.