2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 7 | 24 | 176 | 7.33 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 37 | 303 | 8.19 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 35 | 177 | 5.06 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 35 | 148 | 4.23 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 11 | 27 | 146 | 5.41 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Josh Brown | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 10 | 47 | 190 | 4.04 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 39 | 148 | 3.79 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 143 | 7.94 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 16 | 131 | 8.19 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 116 | 5.27 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 22 | 114 | 5.18 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 112 | 4.48 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 8 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 6 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 40 | 163 | 4.08 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 27 | 160 | 5.93 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 30 | 140 | 4.67 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 35 | 133 | 3.80 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 27 | 128 | 4.74 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 9 | 29 | 120 | 4.14 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 5 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 5 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 8 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 7 | 23 | 94 | 4.09 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 23 | 62 | 2.70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 10 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | D.J. Gillins | SMU | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | John Brown III | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Brandon Colon | Navy | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1.21 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||