2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 33 | 158 | 2 | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 95.5 |
| 2 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 179 | 1 | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 89.5 |
| 3 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 5 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 86.0 |
| 4 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 151 | 3 | 11 | 151 | 13.7 | 151.0 |
| 5 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 2 | 0 | 198 | 1 | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 99.0 |
| 6 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 56.0 |
| 7 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 131.0 |
| 8 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 81.0 |
| 9 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 26 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 93.0 |
| 10 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 42.0 |
| 11 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 3 | 73 | 38 | 2 | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 37.0 |
| 12 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 27 | 95 | 1 | 17 | 122 | 7.2 | 122.0 |
| 13 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 58.0 |
| 14 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 105.0 |
| 15 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 100.0 |
| 16 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 35.0 |
| 17 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 77 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 51.5 |
| 18 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 105.0 |
| 18 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 53 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 26.7 |
| 20 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 257 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 257 | 4.4 | 85.7 |
| 21 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 62.0 |
| 23 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 113 | 3.9 | 56.5 |
| 24 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 31.0 |
| 25 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 26 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 27 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -6 | -0.5 | -6.0 |
| 31 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.