2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 10/10/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 214 | 6.69 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 5 | 21 | 127 | 6.05 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 2 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincere Rhaney | Sac St | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 5 | 22 | 110 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Rodney Nelson | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Austyn Dendy | BGSU | SO | RB | 6 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Nino Hill | Buffalo | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Brandon White | Kent State | FR | RB | 3 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jalen Bonds | Ball State | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 2 | 19 | 56 | 2.95 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Autavius Ison | Toledo | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Daniel Swinney | Sac St | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jakorion Caffey | Kent State | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | John Alan Richter | Toledo | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 2 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Ke'Marion Baldwin | BGSU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 4 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Lolo Mataele | W Mich | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Aedan McCarthy | U Mass | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jackson Sharman | Sac St | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | -19 | -3.17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts when losing by 1-7 pts.