2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 8 66 432 6.55 9 8.25 54.00
2 Nick Woodford CMU SO RB 7 38 229 6.03 6 5.43 32.71
3 Connor Walendzak Toledo SR RB 7 73 424 5.81 7 10.43 60.57
4 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 7 39 226 5.79 0 5.57 32.29
5 Jalen Bonds Ball State SO RB 6 61 347 5.69 4 10.17 57.83
6 CJ Miller Toledo JR RB 9 136 744 5.47 7 15.11 82.67
7 Messiah Burch Buffalo SR RB 9 165 901 5.46 5 18.33 100.11
8 Curtis Kimmons IV U Mass SR RB 9 74 393 5.31 4 8.22 43.67
9 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 8 135 715 5.30 7 16.88 89.38
10 Daniel Swinney Sac St JR RB 9 55 289 5.25 1 6.11 32.11
11 Autavius Ison Toledo JR RB 9 82 424 5.17 4 9.11 47.11
12 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 10 87 447 5.14 3 8.70 44.70
13 Jayden Clerveaux CMU SR RB 6 51 260 5.10 2 8.50 43.33
14 Duncan Brune Ohio JR RB 7 91 463 5.09 4 13.00 66.14
15 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 8 139 693 4.99 8 17.38 86.63
16 Rodney Nelson Miami (Oh) JR RB 9 90 436 4.84 4 10.00 48.44
16 William "Pop" Watson III U Mass SR QB 7 45 218 4.84 6 6.43 31.14
18 Isaiah Ene Sac St FR RB 10 89 411 4.62 3 8.90 41.10
19 Victor Rosa Ohio SR RB 9 82 369 4.50 5 9.11 41.00
20 Cincere Rhaney Sac St SO RB 9 45 201 4.47 0 5.00 22.33
21 Braydon Bennett EMU SR RB 9 63 280 4.44 2 7.00 31.11
22 Lolo Mataele W Mich SR RB 7 48 212 4.42 1 6.86 30.29
23 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 10 67 286 4.27 1 6.70 28.60
24 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 9 99 400 4.04 2 11.00 44.44
25 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 9 65 259 3.98 0 7.22 28.78
26 D'Shawntae Jones Miami (Oh) SO RB 9 72 285 3.96 3 8.00 31.67
27 Vaughn Blue CMU SR RB 7 47 181 3.85 2 6.71 25.86
28 Keldric Luster Ball State SR QB 7 73 268 3.67 3 10.43 38.29
29 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 8 104 371 3.57 4 13.00 46.38
30 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 7 68 233 3.43 0 9.71 33.29
31 Nino Hill Buffalo SO RB 7 63 202 3.21 2 9.00 28.86
31 Caleb Heavner Miami (Oh) SR QB 8 66 212 3.21 2 8.25 26.50
33 Dru DeShields Kent State JR QB 7 71 227 3.20 4 10.14 32.43
34 Broc Lowry W Mich JR QB 8 81 257 3.17 4 10.13 32.13
35 Jakorion Caffey Kent State SO RB 7 31 93 3.00 1 4.43 13.29
36 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 8 39 111 2.85 2 4.88 13.88
37 Jay Kastantin BGSU JR QB 9 66 167 2.53 1 7.33 18.56
38 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 8 33 83 2.52 0 4.13 10.38
39 Jason Wright Buffalo SO QB 8 65 156 2.40 4 8.13 19.50
40 Jackson Sharman Sac St JR QB 9 40 -68 -1.70 0 4.44 -7.56
40 Brayden Roggow Akron SO QB 8 37 -63 -1.70 1 4.63 -7.88

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.