2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 2 9 76 8.44 1 4.50 38.00
2 Nick Woodford CMU SO RB 2 26 165 6.35 4 13.00 82.50
3 Connor Walendzak Toledo SR RB 5 57 340 5.96 5 11.40 68.00
4 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 4 77 449 5.83 3 19.25 112.25
5 Isaiah Ene Sac St FR RB 4 44 254 5.77 3 11.00 63.50
6 Duncan Brune Ohio JR RB 5 64 365 5.70 4 12.80 73.00
7 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 3 67 381 5.69 3 22.33 127.00
8 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 5 40 224 5.60 1 8.00 44.80
9 Rodney Nelson Miami (Oh) JR RB 4 51 284 5.57 3 12.75 71.00
10 CJ Miller Toledo JR RB 6 85 473 5.56 5 14.17 78.83
10 Daniel Swinney Sac St JR RB 3 18 100 5.56 0 6.00 33.33
12 William "Pop" Watson III U Mass SR QB 5 32 176 5.50 4 6.40 35.20
13 Autavius Ison Toledo JR RB 6 65 347 5.34 2 10.83 57.83
14 Victor Rosa Ohio SR RB 6 49 258 5.27 2 8.17 43.00
15 Curtis Kimmons IV U Mass SR RB 5 58 304 5.24 2 11.60 60.80
16 Braydon Bennett EMU SR RB 4 30 153 5.10 1 7.50 38.25
17 Jayden Clerveaux CMU SR RB 2 21 102 4.86 1 10.50 51.00
18 Dru DeShields Kent State JR QB 3 31 147 4.74 2 10.33 49.00
19 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 3 13 61 4.69 0 4.33 20.33
20 Lolo Mataele W Mich SR RB 3 28 129 4.61 1 9.33 43.00
21 Vaughn Blue CMU SR RB 2 11 48 4.36 1 5.50 24.00
22 Messiah Burch Buffalo SR RB 3 49 210 4.29 3 16.33 70.00
23 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 3 43 184 4.28 3 14.33 61.33
24 James McNeil, Jr. Buffalo JR RB 3 22 88 4.00 1 7.33 29.33
25 Jalen Bonds Ball State SO RB 3 34 134 3.94 1 11.33 44.67
26 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 30 117 3.90 4 10.00 39.00
27 Caleb Heavner Miami (Oh) SR QB 4 37 131 3.54 1 9.25 32.75
28 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 5 34 115 3.38 0 6.80 23.00
29 Jay Kastantin BGSU JR QB 3 17 57 3.35 1 5.67 19.00
30 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 3 31 103 3.32 0 10.33 34.33
31 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 5 46 152 3.30 1 9.20 30.40
32 D'Shawntae Jones Miami (Oh) SO RB 4 25 78 3.12 1 6.25 19.50
33 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 3 18 56 3.11 0 6.00 18.67
34 Jakorion Caffey Kent State SO RB 3 12 37 3.08 0 4.00 12.33
35 Jason Wright Buffalo SO QB 3 12 35 2.92 0 4.00 11.67
36 Broc Lowry W Mich JR QB 4 40 111 2.78 2 10.00 27.75
37 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 3 12 31 2.58 0 4.00 10.33
38 Jadyn Glasser CMU JR QB 2 8 18 2.25 0 4.00 9.00
39 Noah Kim EMU SR QB 4 19 0 0.00 3 4.75 0.00
40 Jackson Sharman Sac St JR QB 3 20 -27 -1.35 0 6.67 -9.00
41 Brayden Roggow Akron SO QB 3 18 -46 -2.56 0 6.00 -15.33

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.