2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders All Purpose - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush | Recv. | Punt Ret. | Kick Ret. | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 207 | 79 | 81 | 63 | 66 | 430 | 6.5 | 86.0 |
| 2 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 444 | 184 | 76 | 13 | 109 | 717 | 6.6 | 143.4 |
| 3 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 276 | 24 | 155 | 34 | 458 | 13.5 | 114.5 |
| 5 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 25 | 549 | 23 | 0 | 46 | 597 | 13.0 | 119.4 |
| 6 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 232 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 250 | 10.9 | 62.5 |
| 9 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 355 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 63 | 430 | 6.8 | 107.5 |
| 10 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 27.3 |
| 11 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | -11 | 79 | 6 | 103 | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 44.3 |
| 11 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 161 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 167 | 11.1 | 41.8 |
| 11 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 229 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 234 | 18.0 | 46.8 |
| 14 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 26.8 |
| 16 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 17 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.3 |