2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 2 | -25 | 684 | 82 | 659 | 8.04 | 329.5 |
| 2 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 2 | 212 | 591 | 100 | 803 | 8.03 | 401.5 |
| 3 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 1 | -6 | 305 | 38 | 299 | 7.87 | 299.0 |
| 4 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | JR | QB | 2 | -22 | 378 | 46 | 356 | 7.74 | 178.0 |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 2 | 210 | 420 | 84 | 630 | 7.50 | 315.0 |
| 6 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 114 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 114.0 |
| 7 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 88 | 0 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 88.0 |
| 8 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 170 | 0 | 28 | 170 | 6.07 | 85.0 |
| 9 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 228 | 0 | 38 | 228 | 6.00 | 76.0 |
| 10 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 1 | 69 | 178 | 43 | 247 | 5.74 | 247.0 |
| 11 | Kyle Allen | Houston | JR | QB | 2 | -3 | 442 | 79 | 439 | 5.56 | 219.5 |
| 12 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 111 | 0 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 111.0 |
| 13 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 2 | 99 | 0 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 49.5 |
| 14 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 104 | 0 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 104.0 |
| 15 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 1 | 101 | 0 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 101.0 |
| 16 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 52 | 272 | 64 | 324 | 5.06 | 108.0 |
| 17 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 57.0 |
| 18 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 152 | 0 | 33 | 152 | 4.61 | 76.0 |
| 19 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 2 | 102 | 0 | 25 | 102 | 4.08 | 51.0 |
| 20 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 119 | 0 | 31 | 119 | 3.84 | 59.5 |
| 21 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 107 | 0 | 29 | 107 | 3.69 | 53.5 |
| 22 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 60 | 43 | 28 | 103 | 3.68 | 103.0 |
| 23 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 44.0 |
| 24 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 1 | 29 | 132 | 50 | 161 | 3.22 | 161.0 |
| 25 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 1.50 | 33.0 |
| 26 | Khalil McClain | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | -1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 10.0 |
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.