2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 9 | 44 | 230 | 5.23 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 255 | 5.93 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 9 | 39 | 158 | 4.05 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 9 | 37 | 230 | 6.22 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 9 | 33 | 147 | 4.45 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 7 | 33 | 105 | 3.18 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Austyn Dendy | BGSU | SO | RB | 8 | 32 | 125 | 3.91 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 7 | 30 | 132 | 4.40 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Rodney Nelson | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 9 | 27 | 111 | 4.11 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 8 | 26 | 80 | 3.08 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 10 | 25 | 92 | 3.68 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 8 | 25 | 84 | 3.36 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Brandon White | Kent State | FR | RB | 9 | 24 | 100 | 4.17 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 9 | 22 | 148 | 6.73 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 117 | 5.32 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 73 | 3.84 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 7 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 42 | 2.47 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Jalen Bonds | Ball State | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 7 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 4 | 15 | -2 | -0.13 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | William "Pop" Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 6 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | D'Shawntae Jones | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 4 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Keldric Luster | Ball State | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 8 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Jackson Sharman | Sac St | JR | QB | 6 | 12 | -18 | -1.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Lolo Mataele | W Mich | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Daniel Swinney | Sac St | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Nino Hill | Buffalo | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Vaughn Blue | CMU | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Cincere Rhaney | Sac St | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Johnny Thompson Jr. | Ball State | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Autavius Ison | Toledo | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Lazaro Rogers | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Nick Woodford | CMU | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Jakorion Caffey | Kent State | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Brock Townsend | CMU | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Brayden Roggow | Akron | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | -5 | -0.71 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||