2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders All Purpose - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18.0 |
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 115 | 17 | 40 | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 86.0 |
| 5 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | -4 | 154 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 160 | 10.7 | 80.0 |
| 8 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 98 | 17 | 8 | 79 | 18 | 202 | 11.2 | 101.0 |
| 8 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 31.0 |
| 10 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 50 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 150 | 9.4 | 75.0 |
| 11 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 55.0 |
| 12 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 108 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 185 | 4.6 | 92.5 |
| 13 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 98 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 129 | 8.6 | 43.0 |
| 13 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |