2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanner Gentry | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 124 | 1 | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 124.0 |
| 2 | Devonte Boyd | UNLV | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 84.0 |
| 3 | Marcus Kemp | Hawai'i | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 250 | 1 | 15 | 250 | 16.7 | 83.3 |
| 4 | Thomas Sperbeck | Boise St | SR | WR | 3 | 24 | 316 | 1 | 24 | 340 | 14.2 | 113.3 |
| 5 | Aaron Peck | Fresno St | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 112.0 |
| 6 | Matt Quarells | New Mexico | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 49.0 |
| 7 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 281 | 29 | 3 | 33 | 310 | 9.4 | 310.0 |
| 7 | Michael Gallup | CSU | JR | WR | 2 | 12 | 91 | 1 | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 51.5 |
| 9 | Jamire Jordan | Fresno St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 53.0 |
| 10 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 52.0 |
| 11 | Wyatt Demps | Nevada | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 41.0 |
| 12 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 1 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 101.0 |
| 12 | Faton Bauta | CSU | SR | QB | 2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 36.0 |
| 14 | Rayshad Lewis | Utah State | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 34.0 |
| 15 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 1 | -1 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 60.0 |
| 16 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 1 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 112.0 |
| 16 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 1 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 53.0 |
| 18 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 2 | 104 | 48 | 1 | 26 | 152 | 5.8 | 76.0 |
| 19 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 3 | 167 | 35 | 1 | 36 | 202 | 5.6 | 67.3 |
| 20 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 370 | 69 | 6 | 81 | 439 | 5.4 | 146.3 |
| 21 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 2 | 100 | 45 | 0 | 30 | 145 | 4.8 | 72.5 |
| 21 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 67.0 |
| 23 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 164 | 14 | 3 | 38 | 178 | 4.7 | 59.3 |
| 24 | Johnny Stanton | UNLV | JR | QB | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 46.0 |
| 24 | Daryl Chestnut | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 41.0 |
| 26 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 30.0 |
| 27 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 38 | 44 | 1 | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 82.0 |
| 27 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 109 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 120 | 4.1 | 60.0 |
| 29 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 25.3 |
| 30 | Devante Mays | Utah State | SR | RB | 1 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 32.0 |
| 31 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 2 | 49 | -2 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 23.5 |
| 32 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 16.0 |
| 33 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 49.0 |
| 35 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| 36 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 20.0 |
| 37 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 39 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| 39 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | -0.4 | -3.0 |
| 41 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | -3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.