2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 24 | 558 | 1 | 52 | 582 | 11.2 | 145.5 |
| 2 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 534 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 543 | 5.4 | 135.8 |
| 3 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 45 | 523 | 2 | 52 | 568 | 10.9 | 113.6 |
| 4 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 449 | 4 | 18 | 449 | 24.9 | 112.3 |
| 5 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 51 | 273 | 2 | 21 | 324 | 15.4 | 108.0 |
| 6 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 278 | 153 | 5 | 64 | 431 | 6.7 | 107.8 |
| 7 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | -5 | 395 | 5 | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 97.5 |
| 8 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 375 | 13 | 2 | 67 | 388 | 5.8 | 97.0 |
| 9 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 439 | 2 | 37 | 446 | 12.1 | 89.2 |
| 10 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 3 | 263 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 263 | 10.1 | 87.7 |
| 11 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 102 | 237 | 7 | 24 | 339 | 14.1 | 84.8 |
| 12 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 331 | 1 | 18 | 331 | 18.4 | 82.8 |
| 13 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 221 | 106 | 5 | 41 | 327 | 8.0 | 81.8 |
| 14 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 241 | 85 | 2 | 20 | 326 | 16.3 | 81.5 |
| 15 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 322 | 3 | 12 | 322 | 26.8 | 80.5 |
| 16 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 285 | 36 | 4 | 53 | 321 | 6.1 | 80.3 |
| 16 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 247 | 74 | 1 | 69 | 321 | 4.7 | 80.3 |
| 18 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 219 | 21 | 1 | 27 | 240 | 8.9 | 80.0 |
| 19 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 309 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 309 | 6.3 | 77.3 |
| 19 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 216 | 93 | 2 | 69 | 309 | 4.5 | 77.3 |
| 21 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 215 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 223 | 7.2 | 74.3 |
| 22 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 10 | 272 | 0 | 23 | 282 | 12.3 | 70.5 |
| 23 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 241 | 33 | 2 | 39 | 274 | 7.0 | 68.5 |
| 24 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 326 | 2 | 21 | 326 | 15.5 | 65.2 |
| 25 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 258 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 258 | 5.3 | 64.5 |
| 26 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 178 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 191 | 6.0 | 63.7 |
| 27 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 241 | 2 | 18 | 241 | 13.4 | 60.3 |
| 28 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 4 | 74 | 165 | 1 | 15 | 239 | 15.9 | 59.8 |
| 28 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 239 | 1 | 21 | 239 | 11.4 | 59.8 |
| 30 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 179 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 179 | 3.4 | 59.7 |
| 31 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 189 | 45 | 3 | 35 | 234 | 6.7 | 58.5 |
| 32 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 4 | 201 | 31 | 0 | 50 | 232 | 4.6 | 58.0 |
| 33 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 113 | 57 | 1 | 13 | 170 | 13.1 | 56.7 |
| 34 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 169 | 54 | 2 | 32 | 223 | 7.0 | 55.8 |
| 35 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 205 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 219 | 4.1 | 54.8 |
| 36 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 224 | 47 | 2 | 62 | 271 | 4.4 | 54.2 |
| 37 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 215 | 4 | 23 | 215 | 9.3 | 53.8 |
| 38 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 208 | 1 | 28 | 213 | 7.6 | 53.3 |
| 39 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 266 | 1 | 19 | 266 | 14.0 | 53.2 |
| 40 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 207 | 2 | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 51.8 |
| 41 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 3 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 155 | 5.3 | 51.7 |
| 42 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 64 | 81 | 2 | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 48.3 |
| 43 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 191 | 2 | 14 | 191 | 13.6 | 47.8 |
| 44 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 47.7 |
| 45 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 155 | 32 | 1 | 37 | 187 | 5.1 | 46.8 |
| 45 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 179 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 187 | 3.9 | 46.8 |
| 47 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 186 | 1 | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 46.5 |
| 48 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 46.2 |
| 49 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 178 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 178 | 2.8 | 44.5 |
| 50 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 4 | 0 | 176 | 1 | 7 | 176 | 25.1 | 44.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.