2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcalas Johnson | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 6.00 | 55.00 |
| 2 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 2 | 46 | 364 | 7.91 | 3 | 23.00 | 182.00 |
| 3 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 2 | 24 | 184 | 7.67 | 2 | 12.00 | 92.00 |
| 4 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 1 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 1 | 14.00 | 106.00 |
| 5 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 8.00 | 56.00 |
| 6 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 2 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 5 | 7.50 | 45.50 |
| 7 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 2 | 26 | 151 | 5.81 | 1 | 13.00 | 75.50 |
| 8 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 1 | 14.00 | 76.00 |
| 9 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 36 | 175 | 4.86 | 1 | 18.00 | 87.50 |
| 10 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 12.00 | 56.00 |
| 11 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 2 | 28 | 127 | 4.54 | 0 | 14.00 | 63.50 |
| 12 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 1 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 9.00 | 38.00 |
| 13 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 0 | 16.00 | 65.00 |
| 14 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 1 | 11.50 | 39.50 |
| 15 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 1 | 15.00 | 51.00 |
| 16 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 16.00 |
| 17 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 0 | 16.00 | 51.00 |
| 18 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 7.00 | 16.00 |
| 19 | Frank Nutile | Temple | JR | QB | 1 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 1 | 8.00 | 18.00 |
| 20 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 11.00 | 16.00 |
| 21 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 2 | 15 | -26 | -1.73 | 0 | 7.50 | -13.00 |
| 22 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 1 | 7 | -32 | -4.57 | 0 | 7.00 | -32.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.