2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 10/10/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Dru DeShields Kent State JR QB 6 24 100 4.17 1 26 3 3 3
2 Messiah Burch Buffalo SR RB 6 50 287 5.74 1 87 3 3 2
2 Connor Walendzak Toledo SR RB 6 39 230 5.90 4 30 8 8 2
2 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 6 19 150 7.89 3 54 5 5 2
2 Angel Flores CMU SR QB 5 30 114 3.80 1 25 2 2 2
6 CJ Miller Toledo JR RB 6 35 214 6.11 2 68 5 5 1
6 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 6 42 188 4.48 1 30 4 5 1
6 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 7 33 143 4.33 1 20 3 3 1
6 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 6 29 142 4.90 0 26 3 3 1
6 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 5 25 140 5.60 1 25 4 4 1
6 Victor Rosa Ohio SR RB 6 29 124 4.28 0 20 3 3 1
6 Daniel Swinney Sac St JR RB 4 21 121 5.76 1 22 3 3 1
6 Autavius Ison Toledo JR RB 5 18 111 6.17 1 27 2 3 1
6 Mason King Kent State SR RB 6 32 101 3.16 0 26 3 3 1
6 Broc Lowry W Mich JR QB 6 24 93 3.88 0 23 4 4 1
6 Irving Brown Ohio FR RB 2 7 91 13.00 0 60 2 2 1
6 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 6 10 71 7.10 1 38 2 2 1
6 Jason Wright Buffalo SO QB 5 16 70 4.38 1 25 4 4 1
6 Jay Kastantin BGSU JR QB 5 11 67 6.09 0 22 1 1 1
6 Caleb Heavner Miami (Oh) SR QB 2 13 59 4.54 1 29 3 3 1
6 William Pop Watson III U Mass SR QB 5 11 55 5.00 3 32 1 1 1
6 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 6 18 49 2.72 0 20 2 2 1
6 Trey Petty W Mich SO QB 3 4 47 11.75 0 27 1 1 1
6 Nick Woodford CMU SO RB 4 8 44 5.50 1 20 1 1 1
6 Cibastian Broughton Akron FR QB 3 13 39 3.00 0 24 3 3 1
6 Noah Sanders Toledo FR RB 2 6 26 4.33 0 23 1 1 1
6 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 2 2 25 12.50 1 20 1 1 1
6 Nolan Good Kent State FR QB 3 3 25 8.33 0 23 1 1 1
6 Brennan Ridley BGSU JR WR 3 4 22 5.50 0 25 1 1 1
6 Dom Dorwart Ohio SO WR 1 1 21 21.00 0 21 1 1 1
6 Emazon Littlejohn W Mich SO WR 2 1 14 14.00 0 20 1 1 1
32 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 6 44 187 4.25 3 15 7 8 0
32 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 6 27 146 5.41 0 18 4 4 0
32 Rodney Nelson Miami (Oh) JR RB 6 35 132 3.77 0 15 5 5 0
32 Duncan Brune Ohio JR RB 4 27 130 4.81 0 15 3 3 0
32 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 6 36 124 3.44 3 11 2 2 0
32 Curtis Kimmons IV U Mass SR RB 6 26 123 4.73 2 19 2 3 0
32 Jayden Clerveaux CMU SR RB 6 23 113 4.91 0 11 1 1 0
32 Braydon Bennett EMU SR RB 7 21 96 4.57 0 16 2 2 0
32 Isaiah Ene Sac St FR RB 6 21 81 3.86 1 9 0 0 0
32 Lazaro Rogers Miami (Oh) SO RB 6 14 78 5.57 1 19 3 3 0
32 Vaughn Blue CMU SR RB 5 14 75 5.36 0 18 3 3 0
32 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 6 22 72 3.27 0 9 0 0 0
32 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 4 17 69 4.06 0 18 3 3 0
32 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 6 22 62 2.82 0 15 2 2 0
32 Lolo Mataele W Mich SR RB 6 17 58 3.41 0 9 0 0 0
32 Cincere Rhaney Sac St SO RB 4 15 48 3.20 0 10 1 1 0
32 Nick Poulos Ohio SR QB 3 14 45 3.21 0 12 1 1 0
32 James McNeil, Jr. Buffalo JR RB 1 11 44 4.00 0 14 2 2 0
32 Terrance Shelton, Jr. Buffalo JR RB 2 12 37 3.08 0 6 0 0 0
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards