2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 20 to 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 12 | 51 | 186 | 3.65 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 6 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 52 | 194 | 3.73 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 54 | 160 | 2.96 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 9 | 27 | 155 | 5.74 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 10 | 41 | 142 | 3.46 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 31 | 137 | 4.42 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 37 | 128 | 3.46 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 31 | 125 | 4.03 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 10 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 40 | 104 | 2.60 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 33 | 91 | 2.76 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 24 | 75 | 3.13 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 9 | 31 | 72 | 2.32 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 10 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 10 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 9 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 27 | 66 | 2.44 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 30 | 56 | 1.87 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 6 | 17 | 48 | 2.82 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | 48 | 2.53 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 21 | 44 | 2.10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 4 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Noah Vedral | UCF | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 8 | 25 | 36 | 1.44 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 4 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 8 | 22 | 23 | 1.05 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | D.J. Gillins | SMU | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||