2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 0 | 17.00 | 105.00 |
| 2 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 1 | 17.00 | 100.00 |
| 3 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 5.00 | 27.00 |
| 4 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 3 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 2 | 4.67 | 24.33 |
| 5 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 21 | 105 | 5.00 | 3 | 21.00 | 105.00 |
| 6 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 17 | 77 | 4.53 | 1 | 8.50 | 38.50 |
| 7 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 58 | 257 | 4.43 | 5 | 19.33 | 85.67 |
| 8 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 7.00 | 30.00 |
| 9 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 13.00 | 50.00 |
| 10 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 4.67 | 17.67 |
| 11 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 26 | 97 | 3.73 | 1 | 13.00 | 48.50 |
| 12 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 11.00 | 27.00 |
| 13 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 9.00 | 13.00 |
| 15 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 10.00 | 14.00 |
| 16 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 1 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 14.00 | 18.00 |
| 17 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 3.00 |
| 18 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 9.00 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 13 | -6 | -0.46 | 0 | 13.00 | -6.00 |
| 21 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 4.00 | -8.00 |
| 22 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | -64 | -8.00 | 0 | 4.00 | -32.00 |
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.