2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 134 | 14.89 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 7 | 19 | 178 | 9.37 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 11 | 29 | 251 | 8.66 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 7 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 46 | 334 | 7.26 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 27 | 168 | 6.22 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 11 | 31 | 192 | 6.19 | 0 | 55 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Trevon Sands | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 11 | 61 | 347 | 5.69 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 11 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 5 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 19 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 5 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Noah Vedral | UCF | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 11 | 41 | 164 | 4.00 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 7 | 21 | 79 | 3.76 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 11 | 33 | 122 | 3.70 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 31 | 105 | 3.39 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 9 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 38 | 114 | 3.00 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 18 | 50 | 2.78 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 7 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Nick Sharga | Temple | SR | FB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 12 | 27 | 34 | 1.26 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 16 | 17 | 1.06 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 5.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down.