2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anthony D. Taylor | Texas St | SO | RB | 8 | 22 | 147 | 6.68 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Osharmar Abercrombie | Coast Car | SR | RB | 6 | 22 | 142 | 6.45 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Xavier Johnson | USA | SR | RB | 6 | 20 | 138 | 6.90 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Jordan Davis | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 5 | 19 | 111 | 5.84 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Evan Orth | USA | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | SR | RB | 8 | 40 | 306 | 7.65 | 5 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Josh Anderson | Troy | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Taylor Lamb | App St | SR | QB | 8 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Shai Werts | Ga South | FR | QB | 9 | 27 | 78 | 2.89 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Devin Gentry | Georgia St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | SR | RB | 10 | 43 | 214 | 4.98 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Jalin Moore | App St | JR | RB | 10 | 50 | 213 | 4.26 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Alex James | Coast Car | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | JR | RB | 10 | 27 | 123 | 4.56 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Robert Brown, Jr. | Texas St | FR | RB | 6 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Dalton Demos | Coast Car | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Thurman Morbley | Texas St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Trey Ragas | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 7 | 30 | 146 | 4.87 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Darius Hoggins | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Chris Jones | Coast Car | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | JR | QB | 7 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Kilton Anderson | Coast Car | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 115 | 3.03 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Warren Wand | Ark St | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 103 | 4.68 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Malcolm Williams | Coast Car | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Derrick Gore | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 10 | 39 | 136 | 3.49 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Caleb Evans | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 4 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Tra Minter | USA | SO | RB | 5 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | -5 | -0.31 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Damian Williams | Texas St | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | 38 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Dion Ray | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Andre Nunez | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | SR | QB | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Johnston White | Ark St | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Elijah Mitchell | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 4 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | SR | RB | 8 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Dallas Davis | USA | JR | QB | 4 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Terrence Upshaw | App St | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Anthony Smith | Texas St | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Willie Jones III | Texas St | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Ja'Marcus Bradley | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Jamal Jones | Ark St | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Mason Petrino | Idaho | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||