2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 3 | 186 | 791 | 102 | 977 | 9.58 | 325.7 |
| 2 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 393 | 0 | 44 | 393 | 8.93 | 98.3 |
| 3 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 4 | 71 | 1165 | 139 | 1236 | 8.89 | 309.0 |
| 4 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 656 | 385 | 146 | 1041 | 7.13 | 260.3 |
| 5 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 5 | -29 | 1275 | 176 | 1246 | 7.08 | 249.2 |
| 6 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 5 | 361 | 792 | 166 | 1153 | 6.95 | 230.6 |
| 7 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 1104 | 162 | 1112 | 6.86 | 278.0 |
| 8 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 139 | 371 | 75 | 510 | 6.80 | 170.0 |
| 9 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 159 | 1129 | 194 | 1288 | 6.64 | 322.0 |
| 10 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 5 | 395 | 934 | 206 | 1329 | 6.45 | 265.8 |
| 11 | Kyle Allen | Houston | JR | QB | 3 | -14 | 751 | 115 | 737 | 6.41 | 245.7 |
| 12 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | JR | QB | 4 | -19 | 464 | 70 | 445 | 6.36 | 111.3 |
| 13 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 115 | 301 | 71 | 416 | 5.86 | 138.7 |
| 14 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 438 | 0 | 75 | 438 | 5.84 | 87.6 |
| 14 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 5 | 368 | 0 | 63 | 368 | 5.84 | 73.6 |
| 16 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 342 | 0 | 59 | 342 | 5.80 | 85.5 |
| 17 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 167 | 0 | 30 | 167 | 5.57 | 55.7 |
| 18 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 5 | 289 | 0 | 52 | 289 | 5.56 | 57.8 |
| 19 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 33 | 154 | 34 | 187 | 5.50 | 62.3 |
| 20 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 276 | 0 | 52 | 276 | 5.31 | 69.0 |
| 21 | Logan Marchi | Temple | SO | QB | 5 | -36 | 981 | 181 | 945 | 5.22 | 189.0 |
| 22 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 3 | 148 | 101 | 48 | 249 | 5.19 | 83.0 |
| 23 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 5 | 58 | 1097 | 231 | 1155 | 5.00 | 231.0 |
| 24 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 5 | 311 | 0 | 63 | 311 | 4.94 | 62.2 |
| 25 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 4 | 288 | 0 | 60 | 288 | 4.80 | 72.0 |
| 26 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 4 | 223 | 0 | 47 | 223 | 4.74 | 55.8 |
| 27 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 643 | 0 | 136 | 643 | 4.73 | 128.6 |
| 28 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 432 | 0 | 92 | 432 | 4.70 | 86.4 |
| 29 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 4 | 210 | 0 | 47 | 210 | 4.47 | 52.5 |
| 30 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 182 | 0 | 44 | 182 | 4.14 | 45.5 |
| 31 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 5 | 243 | 0 | 73 | 243 | 3.33 | 48.6 |
| 32 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 102 | 0 | 32 | 102 | 3.19 | 34.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 9.0 plays per game played.