2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Messiah Burch Buffalo SR RB 9 91 534 5.87 3 87 8 8 5
2 CJ Miller Toledo JR RB 9 74 407 5.50 2 68 9 10 1
3 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 9 73 331 4.53 3 21 9 10 1
4 Rodney Nelson Miami (Oh) JR RB 9 54 300 5.56 2 58 10 10 2
5 Duncan Brune Ohio JR RB 7 45 290 6.44 2 91 5 6 1
6 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 9 66 263 3.98 4 25 5 5 2
7 Connor Walendzak Toledo SR RB 7 43 253 5.88 4 30 9 9 2
8 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 8 56 244 4.36 1 30 5 6 1
9 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 9 36 220 6.11 5 54 6 6 2
10 Autavius Ison Toledo JR RB 8 38 219 5.76 3 27 5 6 1
11 Daniel Swinney Sac St JR RB 8 33 209 6.33 1 22 8 7 1
12 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 10 47 204 4.34 1 20 5 5 1
13 Isaiah Ene Sac St FR RB 10 45 198 4.40 3 35 3 3 2
14 Victor Rosa Ohio SR RB 9 37 193 5.22 1 22 6 6 3
14 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 9 53 193 3.64 1 26 3 3 1
16 Keldric Luster Ball State SR QB 8 34 191 5.62 2 28 7 10 1
17 Jalen Bonds Ball State SO RB 6 36 190 5.28 1 42 4 4 1
18 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 8 30 175 5.83 1 25 5 5 2
19 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 8 31 166 5.35 0 18 5 5 0
20 Curtis Kimmons IV U Mass SR RB 7 36 160 4.44 2 19 4 5 0
20 Angel Flores CMU SR QB 6 42 160 3.81 1 25 2 2 2
22 Dru DeShields Kent State JR QB 9 33 148 4.48 1 26 5 5 3
23 Jayden Clerveaux CMU SR RB 8 31 141 4.55 0 11 2 2 0
24 D'Shawntae Jones Miami (Oh) SO RB 8 32 138 4.31 3 18 5 4 0
25 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 9 41 136 3.32 0 12 1 1 0
26 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 4 6 125 20.83 2 69 3 3 3
27 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 9 36 121 3.36 0 15 4 4 0
28 Vaughn Blue CMU SR RB 8 26 119 4.58 1 18 4 4 0
29 Cole Cabana W Mich JR RB 5 10 113 11.30 2 82 2 2 1
30 Cincere Rhaney Sac St SO RB 7 22 110 5.00 0 40 3 3 1
31 Irving Brown Ohio FR RB 3 13 109 8.38 1 60 2 2 1
32 Nick Woodford CMU SO RB 6 22 106 4.82 4 20 4 4 1
33 Nick Poulos Ohio SR QB 6 22 105 4.77 1 17 3 3 0
34 Mason King Kent State SR RB 6 32 101 3.16 0 26 3 3 1
35 Braydon Bennett EMU SR RB 9 24 100 4.17 0 16 2 2 0
36 Lolo Mataele W Mich SR RB 8 23 87 3.78 0 9 0 0 0
37 Lazaro Rogers Miami (Oh) SO RB 8 17 83 4.88 1 19 3 3 0
37 Broc Lowry W Mich JR QB 9 32 83 2.59 0 23 4 4 1
39 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 7 23 80 3.48 1 18 3 3 0
40 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 8 13 78 6.00 1 38 2 2 1
41 William "Pop" Watson III U Mass SR QB 7 14 72 5.14 5 32 2 2 1
42 Jason Wright Buffalo SO QB 7 19 67 3.53 1 25 4 4 1
43 Terrance Shelton, Jr. Buffalo JR RB 3 20 65 3.25 0 12 1 1 0
44 Caleb Heavner Miami (Oh) SR QB 5 24 64 2.67 1 29 4 4 1
45 Jay Kastantin BGSU JR QB 8 22 63 2.86 0 22 1 1 1
46 Cibastian Broughton Akron FR QB 4 24 56 2.33 0 24 3 3 1
47 Ke'Marion Baldwin BGSU JR RB 5 13 51 3.92 0 9 0 0 0
47 Nino Hill Buffalo SO RB 6 18 51 2.83 0 9 0 0 0
49 Trey Petty W Mich SO QB 3 4 47 11.75 0 27 1 1 1
50 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 8 22 46 2.09 0 20 2 2 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards