2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Own 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 10 | 42 | 141 | 3.36 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 32 | 256 | 8.00 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 32 | 181 | 5.66 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 10 | 25 | 229 | 9.16 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 8 | 25 | 59 | 2.36 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 9 | 24 | 87 | 3.63 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 8 | 22 | 129 | 5.86 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 185 | 8.81 | 1 | 85 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 8 | 20 | 143 | 7.15 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 19 | 220 | 11.58 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 72 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 220 | 12.94 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 11 | 17 | 64 | 3.76 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 16 | 143 | 8.94 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 7 | 16 | 127 | 7.94 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 16 | 66 | 4.13 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 8 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 8 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 7 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 9 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 7 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | -21 | -2.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | -31 | -4.43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Jordan Carmouche | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Deionte Buckley | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||