2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 4th Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 9 | 63 | 293 | 4.65 | 8 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 60 | 339 | 5.65 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 48 | 305 | 6.35 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 48 | 238 | 4.96 | 4 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 11 | 47 | 203 | 4.32 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 10 | 46 | 54 | 1.17 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 287 | 7.00 | 2 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 41 | 167 | 4.07 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 8 | 39 | 133 | 3.41 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 38 | 385 | 10.13 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 10 | 38 | 226 | 5.95 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 11 | 38 | 204 | 5.37 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 34 | 213 | 6.26 | 5 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 9 | 32 | 129 | 4.03 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 9 | 32 | 80 | 2.50 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 8 | 31 | 220 | 7.10 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 106 | 3.42 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 10 | 30 | 90 | 3.00 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 10 | 30 | 88 | 2.93 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 28 | 137 | 4.89 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 9 | 25 | 193 | 7.72 | 1 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 9 | 25 | 6 | 0.24 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 7 | 24 | 201 | 8.38 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 24 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 23 | 116 | 5.04 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 53 | 2.30 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 7 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 22 | 83 | 3.77 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 6 | 21 | 83 | 3.95 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 72 | 3.43 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 135 | 7.50 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 5 | 17 | 122 | 7.18 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 8 | 16 | -25 | -1.56 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Josh Burrell | Houston | FR | RB | 2 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 12 | -25 | -2.08 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 7 | 11 | -33 | -3.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 5 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | FR | QB | 3 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Deionte Buckley | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 2 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | SO | FB | 3 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||