2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders All Purpose - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 3 | 128 | 145 | 93 | 112 | 39 | 478 | 12.3 | 159.3 |
| 2 | John Williams | Memphis | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| 4 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 81 | 225 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 326 | 13.6 | 163.0 |
| 4 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 18.7 |
| 8 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 150 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 100.5 |
| 8 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 54.0 |
| 10 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Hassan Childs | S Florida | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |