2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 110.00 |
| 2 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 33 | 264 | 8.00 | 2 | 16.50 | 132.00 |
| 3 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 10.00 | 55.00 |
| 4 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 1 | 35 | 155 | 4.43 | 2 | 35.00 | 155.00 |
| 5 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 2 | 27 | 117 | 4.33 | 0 | 13.50 | 58.50 |
| 6 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 26 | 107 | 4.12 | 1 | 26.00 | 107.00 |
| 7 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 11.00 | 44.00 |
| 8 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 9.00 | 34.00 |
| 9 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 1 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 9.00 | 33.00 |
| 9 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 22.00 |
| 11 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.00 |
| 12 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 1 | 20 | 62 | 3.10 | 2 | 20.00 | 62.00 |
| 13 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 4.50 | 10.50 |
| 14 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.00 |
| 15 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 2 | 30 | 64 | 2.13 | 0 | 15.00 | 32.00 |
| 16 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 2 | 17 | 13 | 0.76 | 0 | 8.50 | 6.50 |
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.