2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 7 | 49 | 191 | 3.90 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 44 | 199 | 4.52 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 39 | 148 | 3.79 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 10 | 38 | 139 | 3.66 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 9 | 36 | 105 | 2.92 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 35 | 181 | 5.17 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 9 | 33 | 158 | 4.79 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 6 | 33 | 116 | 3.52 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 31 | 226 | 7.29 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 31 | 88 | 2.84 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 8 | 28 | 133 | 4.75 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 27 | 89 | 3.30 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 27 | 77 | 2.85 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 25 | 153 | 6.12 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 119 | 5.17 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 82 | 3.57 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 5 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 7 | 21 | -15 | -0.71 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 3 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 21 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 6 | 19 | 107 | 5.63 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 7 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 12 | -19 | -1.58 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 2 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Nick Sharga | Temple | JR | FB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tre Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||