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 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 7 | 45 | 290 | 6.44 | 2 | 91 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 9 | 91 | 534 | 5.87 | 3 | 87 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Cole Cabana | W Mich | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Scoop Smith | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 9 | 74 | 407 | 5.50 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Irving Brown | Ohio | FR | RB | 3 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Rodney Nelson | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 9 | 54 | 300 | 5.56 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 9 | 36 | 220 | 6.11 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Jalen Bonds | Ball State | SO | RB | 6 | 36 | 190 | 5.28 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Cincere Rhaney | Sac St | SO | RB | 7 | 22 | 110 | 5.00 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Brock Townsend | CMU | JR | RB | 8 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 10 | 45 | 198 | 4.40 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | William "Pop" Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 7 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 7 | 43 | 253 | 5.88 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Austyn Dendy | BGSU | SO | RB | 8 | 56 | 244 | 4.36 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 5 | 24 | 64 | 2.67 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Keldric Luster | Ball State | SR | QB | 8 | 34 | 191 | 5.62 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Autavius Ison | Toledo | JR | RB | 8 | 38 | 219 | 5.76 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Trey Petty | W Mich | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 9 | 53 | 193 | 3.64 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 9 | 33 | 148 | 4.48 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 101 | 3.16 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 9 | 66 | 263 | 3.98 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 8 | 30 | 175 | 5.83 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 6 | 42 | 160 | 3.81 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 7 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 4 | 24 | 56 | 2.33 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 9 | 32 | 83 | 2.59 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Nolan Good | Kent State | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Noah Sanders | Toledo | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Daniel Swinney | Sac St | JR | RB | 8 | 33 | 209 | 6.33 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 9 | 37 | 193 | 5.22 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 32 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 8 | 22 | 63 | 2.86 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 9 | 73 | 331 | 4.53 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 35 | Dom Dorwart | Ohio | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 10 | 47 | 204 | 4.34 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Nick Woodford | CMU | SO | RB | 6 | 22 | 106 | 4.82 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Johnny Thompson Jr. | Ball State | SR | RB | 8 | 22 | 46 | 2.09 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Emazon Littlejohn | W Mich | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 7 | 36 | 160 | 4.44 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Lazaro Rogers | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 8 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | D'Shawntae Jones | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 8 | 32 | 138 | 4.31 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Vaughn Blue | CMU | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 119 | 4.58 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 80 | 3.48 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 6 | 22 | 105 | 4.77 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Leo Kemp | BGSU | SR | FB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 9 | 24 | 100 | 4.17 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||