2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders All Purpose - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush | Recv. | Punt Ret. | Kick Ret. | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 10.2 |
| 2 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 242 | 197 | 41 | 13 | 89 | 493 | 5.5 | 98.6 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 253 | 41 | 39 | 79 | 49 | 412 | 8.4 | 103.0 |
| 4 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 6 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 11.2 |
| 5 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 7 | 2 | 346 | 36 | 186 | 55 | 570 | 10.4 | 81.4 |
| 5 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 79 | 99 | 36 | 0 | 31 | 214 | 6.9 | 30.6 |
| 7 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | -16 | 858 | 24 | 0 | 67 | 866 | 12.9 | 144.3 |
| 8 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 136 | 24 | 199 | 8.3 | 49.8 |
| 9 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 6 | 313 | 67 | 16 | 18 | 67 | 414 | 6.2 | 69.0 |
| 11 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 6 | 2 | 269 | 16 | 96 | 44 | 383 | 8.7 | 63.8 |
| 13 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 6 | -5 | 414 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 424 | 14.6 | 70.7 |
| 14 | Craig Scott | Navy | JR | WR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 21.0 |
| 16 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 6 | 0 | 402 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 407 | 16.3 | 67.8 |
| 17 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.2 |