2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 9 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 8 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 9 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 94 | 4.95 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Nick Sharga | Temple | JR | FB | 7 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 7 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 26 | 73 | 2.81 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 15 | 38 | 2.53 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Kevrin Justice | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | -6 | -0.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.