2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 11 | 30 | 212 | 7.07 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 28 | 78 | 2.79 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 145 | 6.59 | 3 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 20 | 61 | 3.05 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 7 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 4 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 8 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 6 | 8 | 95 | 11.88 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nick Sharga | Temple | SR | FB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Donovan Williams | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | David Moore | Memphis | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||