2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 0 | 225 | 1 | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 112.5 |
| 2 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 177 | 2 | 10 | 177 | 17.7 | 88.5 |
| 3 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 80.5 |
| 4 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 81 | 225 | 2 | 21 | 306 | 14.6 | 153.0 |
| 5 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 63 | 218 | 4 | 20 | 281 | 14.1 | 93.7 |
| 6 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 81.0 |
| 7 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 75.0 |
| 7 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 11 | 138 | 12.5 | 69.0 |
| 9 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 65.0 |
| 10 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 51.5 |
| 11 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 231 | 0 | 25 | 242 | 9.7 | 80.7 |
| 12 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 24 | 378 | 0 | 42 | 402 | 9.6 | 134.0 |
| 13 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 128 | 145 | 4 | 31 | 273 | 8.8 | 91.0 |
| 14 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | -2 | 178 | 0 | 23 | 176 | 7.7 | 58.7 |
| 15 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 58.0 |
| 16 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 108 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 129 | 6.5 | 64.5 |
| 17 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 3 | 315 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 315 | 6.3 | 105.0 |
| 18 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 146 | 33 | 2 | 29 | 179 | 6.2 | 59.7 |
| 19 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 207 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 227 | 6.1 | 75.7 |
| 20 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | -5 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 48.0 |
| 21 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 44.0 |
| 22 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 158 | 42 | 1 | 38 | 200 | 5.3 | 66.7 |
| 23 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 3 | 58 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 31.0 |
| 24 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 100.0 |
| 24 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 158 | 63 | 2 | 44 | 221 | 5.0 | 73.7 |
| 26 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 2 | 132 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 145 | 4.8 | 72.5 |
| 27 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 127 | 97 | 4 | 49 | 224 | 4.6 | 112.0 |
| 27 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 92.0 |
| 29 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 2 | 107 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 69.0 |
| 29 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 87 | 40 | 2 | 28 | 127 | 4.5 | 63.5 |
| 29 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 50.0 |
| 32 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 2 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 55.0 |
| 33 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 27.0 |
| 34 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 2 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 133 | 3.8 | 66.5 |
| 35 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 26.0 |
| 36 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 58 | -4 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 54.0 |
| 37 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 22.3 |
| 38 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 43.0 |
| 39 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 54 | 2.5 | 54.0 |
| 40 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 41 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 42 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -20 | -1.0 | -6.7 |
| 43 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | -23 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -23 | -1.9 | -11.5 |
| 44 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | -67 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -67 | -4.5 | -33.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.