2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 William Pop Watson III U Mass SR QB 3 17 125 7.35 2 5.67 41.67
2 CJ Miller Toledo JR RB 5 54 322 5.96 3 10.80 64.40
3 Jayden Clerveaux CMU SR RB 5 36 214 5.94 2 7.20 42.80
4 Curtis Kimmons IV U Mass SR RB 4 42 247 5.88 3 10.50 61.75
5 Connor Walendzak Toledo SR RB 5 61 352 5.77 6 12.20 70.40
6 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 6 47 257 5.47 2 7.83 42.83
6 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 5 34 186 5.47 4 6.80 37.20
8 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 5 68 364 5.35 2 13.60 72.80
9 Isaiah Ene Sac St FR RB 5 32 165 5.16 1 6.40 33.00
10 Angel Flores CMU SR QB 5 75 379 5.05 3 15.00 75.80
11 Messiah Burch Buffalo SR RB 4 56 269 4.80 2 14.00 67.25
12 Matt Vezza Ohio JR QB 4 30 143 4.77 1 7.50 35.75
13 Vaughn Blue CMU SR RB 4 25 119 4.76 0 6.25 29.75
14 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 5 33 154 4.67 0 6.60 30.80
15 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 5 72 329 4.57 2 14.40 65.80
16 Autavius Ison Toledo JR RB 5 35 159 4.54 0 7.00 31.80
17 Duncan Brune Ohio JR RB 4 61 275 4.51 1 15.25 68.75
18 Daniel Swinney Sac St JR RB 4 28 126 4.50 0 7.00 31.50
19 Victor Rosa Ohio SR RB 5 45 202 4.49 2 9.00 40.40
20 Braydon Bennett EMU SR RB 6 48 212 4.42 2 8.00 35.33
21 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 6 44 184 4.18 1 7.33 30.67
22 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 5 35 134 3.83 0 7.00 26.80
23 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 4 38 144 3.79 0 9.50 36.00
24 Rodney Nelson Miami (Oh) JR RB 5 51 188 3.69 0 10.20 37.60
25 Cincere Rhaney Sac St SO RB 4 26 91 3.50 0 6.50 22.75
26 Lolo Mataele W Mich SR RB 5 32 109 3.41 1 6.40 21.80
27 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 5 62 211 3.40 2 12.40 42.20
28 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 5 36 121 3.36 0 7.20 24.20
29 Caleb Heavner Miami (Oh) SR QB 4 29 93 3.21 1 7.25 23.25
30 Mason King Kent State SR RB 5 43 134 3.12 1 8.60 26.80
31 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 5 27 83 3.07 0 5.40 16.60
32 Broc Lowry W Mich JR QB 5 61 182 2.98 3 12.20 36.40
33 Jay Kastantin BGSU JR QB 5 24 68 2.83 1 4.80 13.60
34 Dru DeShields Kent State JR QB 5 39 103 2.64 1 7.80 20.60
35 Nino Hill Buffalo SO RB 3 32 84 2.63 0 10.67 28.00
36 D'Shawntae Jones Miami (Oh) SO RB 5 28 53 1.89 1 5.60 10.60
37 Keldric Luster Ball State SR QB 4 30 50 1.67 0 7.50 12.50
38 Jason Wright Buffalo SO QB 4 34 9 0.26 1 8.50 2.25
39 Noah Kim EMU SR QB 6 25 0 0.00 3 4.17 0.00
40 Jackson Sharman Sac St JR QB 4 23 -27 -1.17 0 5.75 -6.75
41 Brayden Roggow Akron SO QB 5 20 -42 -2.10 0 4.00 -8.40

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.