2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 13 | 47 | 303 | 6.45 | 5 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 14 | 62 | 258 | 4.16 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 8 | 31 | 245 | 7.90 | 3 | 69 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 10 | 50 | 115 | 2.30 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 11 | 44 | 278 | 6.32 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 12 | 38 | 254 | 6.68 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 13 | 61 | 237 | 3.89 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 194 | 5.11 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 8 | 34 | 187 | 5.50 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 12 | 45 | 179 | 3.98 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 28 | 155 | 5.54 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 12 | 24 | 61 | 2.54 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 10 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Parker Navarro | UCF | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 9 | 37 | 229 | 6.19 | 1 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 9 | 23 | 184 | 8.00 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 10 | 31 | 175 | 5.65 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 10 | 16 | 115 | 7.19 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 9 | 38 | 100 | 2.63 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 11 | 31 | 97 | 3.13 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 10 | 23 | 96 | 4.17 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 25 | 85 | 3.40 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 27 | 80 | 2.96 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 11 | 22 | 29 | 1.32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaetavian Toles | Tulane | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 122 | 8.71 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 11 | 35 | 119 | 3.40 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 12 | 40 | 118 | 2.95 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 8 | 22 | 68 | 3.09 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 9 | 20 | 58 | 2.90 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 10 | 22 | 51 | 2.32 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Darrian Felix | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Malik Cooper | Temple | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Justin Lynch | Temple | FR | QB | 6 | 14 | 31 | 2.21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Trillion Coles | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||