2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 43 | 375 | 8.72 | 4 | 21.50 | 187.50 | 
| 2 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 66 | 549 | 8.32 | 2 | 8.25 | 68.63 | 
| 3 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 17 | 140 | 8.24 | 1 | 8.50 | 70.00 | 
| 3 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 7 | 49 | 404 | 8.24 | 2 | 7.00 | 57.71 | 
| 5 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 45 | 357 | 7.93 | 2 | 7.50 | 59.50 | 
| 6 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 84 | 622 | 7.40 | 7 | 16.80 | 124.40 | 
| 7 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 32 | 231 | 7.22 | 2 | 10.67 | 77.00 | 
| 8 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 37 | 262 | 7.08 | 3 | 12.33 | 87.33 | 
| 9 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 6 | 31 | 188 | 6.06 | 2 | 5.17 | 31.33 | 
| 10 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 7 | 58 | 337 | 5.81 | 6 | 8.29 | 48.14 | 
| 11 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 68 | 370 | 5.44 | 6 | 17.00 | 92.50 | 
| 12 | Marquavius Weaver | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 103 | 5.42 | 2 | 4.75 | 25.75 | 
| 13 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 8 | 124 | 651 | 5.25 | 10 | 15.50 | 81.38 | 
| 14 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 56 | 290 | 5.18 | 2 | 9.33 | 48.33 | 
| 15 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 24 | 123 | 5.13 | 0 | 8.00 | 41.00 | 
| 16 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 137 | 691 | 5.04 | 6 | 19.57 | 98.71 | 
| 17 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 41 | 199 | 4.85 | 4 | 13.67 | 66.33 | 
| 18 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 38 | 182 | 4.79 | 1 | 12.67 | 60.67 | 
| 19 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 7 | 102 | 480 | 4.71 | 4 | 14.57 | 68.57 | 
| 20 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 5 | 47 | 217 | 4.62 | 3 | 9.40 | 43.40 | 
| 21 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 7 | 33 | 148 | 4.48 | 1 | 4.71 | 21.14 | 
| 22 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 5 | 45 | 195 | 4.33 | 2 | 9.00 | 39.00 | 
| 23 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 2 | 36 | 141 | 3.92 | 2 | 18.00 | 70.50 | 
| 24 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 44 | 169 | 3.84 | 2 | 8.80 | 33.80 | 
| 25 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 84 | 298 | 3.55 | 3 | 16.80 | 59.60 | 
| 25 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 47 | 167 | 3.55 | 2 | 6.71 | 23.86 | 
| 27 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 2 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 1 | 8.00 | 26.00 | 
| 28 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 2 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 1 | 9.00 | 28.00 | 
| 29 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 8 | 47 | 142 | 3.02 | 1 | 5.88 | 17.75 | 
| 30 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 
| 31 | Justin Lynch | Temple | FR | QB | 5 | 37 | 108 | 2.92 | 1 | 7.40 | 21.60 | 
| 32 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 7 | 35 | 79 | 2.26 | 1 | 5.00 | 11.29 | 
| 33 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 28 | 51 | 1.82 | 0 | 14.00 | 25.50 | 
| 34 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 3 | 25 | 25 | 1.00 | 0 | 8.33 | 8.33 | 
| 35 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 4 | 28 | 15 | 0.54 | 0 | 7.00 | 3.75 | 
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.