2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Scott | La Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 96 | 7.38 | 0 | 13.00 | 96.00 |
| 2 | Jarred Craft | La Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 18.00 | 81.00 |
| 3 | Keion Davis | Marshall | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 8.00 | 74.00 |
| 4 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 15.00 | 71.00 |
| 5 | Devin Singletary | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 1 | 17.00 | 68.00 |
| 6 | Napoleon Maxwell | FIU | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 1 | 4.00 | 61.00 |
| 7 | Walter Dawn Jr. | UTEP | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 1 | 7.00 | 56.00 |
| 8 | Austin Walter | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 45.00 |
| 8 | Jaqwis Dancy | La Tech | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 7.00 | 45.00 |
| 10 | Shawndarrius Phillips | FIU | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 8.00 | 43.00 |
| 11 | Israel Tucker | La Tech | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.00 | 25.00 |
| 12 | Steven Williams | ODU | FR | QB | 1 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 24.00 |
| 13 | Gregory Howell, Jr. | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.00 | 23.00 |
| 14 | Anthony Anderson | Marshall | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 20.00 |
| 14 | Alex Gardner | FIU | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 9.00 | 20.00 |
| 14 | Trey Rodriguez | Marshall | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 11.00 | 20.00 |
| 17 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 0 | 12.00 | 19.00 |
| 18 | Brandon Simmons | ODU | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.00 |
| 19 | Kevin Dove | UTEP | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 5.00 | 17.00 |
| 20 | Kerrith Whyte, Jr. | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 14.00 |
| 21 | Austin Trammell | Rice | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| 22 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.00 |
| 23 | Ronald Awatt | UTEP | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Jackson Tyner | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Sam Glaesmann | Rice | FR | QB | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 9.00 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Daniel Parr | FAU | SO | QB | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 12.00 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Cameron Montgomery | Rice | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Brandon Sinclair | ODU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Emmanuel Esukpa | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Kam McKnight | La Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Alex McGough | FIU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Kavika Johnson | UTEP | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Joshua Fields | UTEP | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 34 | J'Mar Smith | La Tech | SO | QB | 1 | 7 | -9 | -1.29 | 0 | 7.00 | -9.00 |
| 34 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | 2.00 | -9.00 |
| 36 | Chase Litton | Marshall | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -11.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.