2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 1 | 4.00 | 61.00 |
| 2 | Mason Petrino | Idaho | FR | QB | 1 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 9.00 | 48.00 |
| 3 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 13.00 | 46.00 |
| 4 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 15.00 | 44.00 |
| 5 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 8.00 | 42.00 |
| 5 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 14.00 | 42.00 |
| 7 | Kyler Neal | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 15.00 | 41.00 |
| 8 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 10.00 | 40.00 |
| 9 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 9.00 | 38.00 |
| 10 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 16.00 | 37.00 |
| 11 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 35.00 |
| 12 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 2 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 | 0 | 10.00 | 32.50 |
| 13 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | JR | RB | 1 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 9.00 | 30.00 |
| 14 | Gunnar Amos | Idaho | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 24.00 |
| 15 | Duke Carter IV | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 2 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 21.00 |
| 16 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 16.00 |
| 17 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 2 | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 0 | 7.00 | 13.00 |
| 18 | Kaleb Barker | Troy | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| 18 | Chad Voytik | Ark St | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 2 | 13.00 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Logan Moragne | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.00 | 10.00 |
| 21 | Todd Boyd | Georgia St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 9.00 |
| 21 | Austin Vaughn | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 3.50 | 9.00 |
| 23 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Kendrick Dorn | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Daryl Rollins-Davis | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Thomas Koufie | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Emiere Scaife | Georgia St | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Demarcus Kirk | Georgia St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.00 | -1.00 |
| 32 | LaBaron Anthony | Ga South | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -1.00 |
| 34 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -8.00 |
| 35 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 1 | 6 | -15 | -2.50 | 0 | 6.00 | -15.00 |
| 35 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -15 | -15.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -15.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.