2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 4th Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 9 | 26 | 213 | 8.19 | 3 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 6 | 27 | 223 | 8.26 | 2 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 12 | 39 | 236 | 6.05 | 4 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 58 | 58.00 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 115 | 8.21 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 10 | 68 | 290 | 4.26 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 7 | 18 | 217 | 12.06 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 6 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 21 | 179 | 8.52 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 5 | 18 | 104 | 5.78 | 3 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 9 | 41 | 160 | 3.90 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 33 | 181 | 5.48 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 7 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 31 | 128 | 4.13 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Marcalas Johnson | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 44 | 226 | 5.14 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 28 | 150 | 5.36 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 11 | 35 | 149 | 4.26 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 20 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 21 | 129 | 6.14 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 9 | 33 | 172 | 5.21 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 10 | 28 | 150 | 5.36 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 7 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 45 | 273 | 6.07 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 26 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 7 | 30 | 152 | 5.07 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 22 | 119 | 5.41 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 98 | 4.08 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 6 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Donovan Williams | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 8 | 22 | 108 | 4.91 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Keoni-Kordell Makekau | Navy | FR | SB | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 83 | 4.61 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | David Moore | Memphis | FR | QB | 3 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 6 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 9 | 41 | 127 | 3.10 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 5 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 25 | 81 | 3.24 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 6 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 33 | 132 | 4.00 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 5 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Davion Sutton | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||