2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 10 | 28 | 255 | 9.11 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 12 | 27 | 98 | 3.63 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 13 | 31 | 183 | 5.90 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 10 | 44 | 113 | 2.57 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 11 | 36 | 49 | 1.36 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 12 | 29 | 32 | 1.10 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 1 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ethan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 22 | 78 | 3.55 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 20 | 51 | 2.55 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Justin Lynch | Temple | FR | QB | 9 | 18 | 48 | 2.67 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Parker Navarro | UCF | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Justin Ibieta | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Yasias Young | S Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Brandon Epton, Jr. | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 12 | 36 | 124 | 3.44 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 12 | 32 | 74 | 2.31 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 9 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 7 | 18 | 64 | 3.56 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 5 | 22 | 55 | 2.50 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Peter Parrish | Memphis | SO | QB | 1 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 11 | 41 | 47 | 1.15 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Ygenio Booker | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 7 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 11 | 21 | 31 | 1.48 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Iverson Celestine | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Joey Gatewood | UCF | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 11 | 24 | 19 | 0.79 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||