2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 414 | 1137 | 191 | 1551 | 8.12 | 310.2 |
| 2 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | -13 | 1457 | 191 | 1444 | 7.56 | 361.0 |
| 3 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | -50 | 1558 | 213 | 1508 | 7.08 | 301.6 |
| 4 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 241 | 15 | 38 | 256 | 6.74 | 64.0 |
| 5 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 5 | -40 | 1192 | 175 | 1152 | 6.58 | 230.4 |
| 6 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | -79 | 1242 | 183 | 1163 | 6.36 | 232.6 |
| 7 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | -7 | 827 | 132 | 820 | 6.21 | 205.0 |
| 8 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 265 | 0 | 43 | 265 | 6.16 | 66.3 |
| 9 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 278 | 0 | 46 | 278 | 6.04 | 69.5 |
| 10 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 375 | 0 | 66 | 375 | 5.68 | 93.8 |
| 11 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 277 | 0 | 49 | 277 | 5.65 | 55.4 |
| 12 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 639 | 0 | 114 | 639 | 5.61 | 127.8 |
| 13 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 64 | 1072 | 206 | 1136 | 5.51 | 284.0 |
| 14 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 358 | 0 | 66 | 358 | 5.42 | 71.6 |
| 15 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 4 | 129 | 472 | 113 | 601 | 5.32 | 150.3 |
| 16 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 287 | 0 | 55 | 287 | 5.22 | 71.8 |
| 17 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 191 | 0 | 38 | 191 | 5.03 | 47.8 |
| 18 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 3 | 127 | 23 | 30 | 150 | 5.00 | 50.0 |
| 19 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 155 | 580 | 153 | 735 | 4.80 | 245.0 |
| 20 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 315 | 0 | 66 | 315 | 4.77 | 78.8 |
| 21 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 4 | 201 | 0 | 46 | 201 | 4.37 | 50.3 |
| 22 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 198 | 0 | 47 | 198 | 4.21 | 49.5 |
| 23 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 209 | 0 | 51 | 209 | 4.10 | 52.3 |
| 24 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 205 | 0 | 51 | 205 | 4.02 | 51.3 |
| 25 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 4 | 215 | 0 | 60 | 215 | 3.58 | 53.8 |
| 26 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 5 | 193 | 0 | 56 | 193 | 3.45 | 38.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 9.0 plays per game played.