2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 11 | 81 | 347 | 4.28 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 57 | 413 | 7.25 | 0 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 5 |
| 3 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 55 | 356 | 6.47 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 12 | 48 | 337 | 7.02 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 324 | 7.20 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 45 | 248 | 5.51 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 43 | 331 | 7.70 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 267 | 6.36 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 11 | 38 | 257 | 6.76 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 12 | 38 | 184 | 4.84 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 38 | 170 | 4.47 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 10 | 37 | 263 | 7.11 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 12 | 36 | 115 | 3.19 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 35 | 165 | 4.71 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 10 | 30 | 188 | 6.27 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 11 | 29 | 182 | 6.28 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 29 | 98 | 3.38 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 28 | 176 | 6.29 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 8 | 28 | 175 | 6.25 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 28 | 147 | 5.25 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 9 | 26 | 151 | 5.81 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 24 | 163 | 6.79 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 23 | 105 | 4.57 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 7 | 21 | 81 | 3.86 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 133 | 6.65 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 20 | 56 | 2.80 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 9 | 19 | 70 | 3.68 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 156 | 8.67 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 10 | 18 | 151 | 8.39 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 18 | 123 | 6.83 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 7 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 102 | 6.38 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 16 | 43 | 2.69 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0.56 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 38 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 6 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 9 | 14 | -37 | -2.64 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Frank Nutile | Temple | JR | QB | 7 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||