2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 24 | 220 | 9.17 | 2 | 24.00 | 220.00 |
| 2 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 1 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 2 | 10.00 | 176.00 |
| 3 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 120 | 10.91 | 1 | 11.00 | 120.00 |
| 4 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 0 | 11.00 | 119.00 |
| 5 | Kevrin Justice | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 27 | 111 | 4.11 | 2 | 27.00 | 111.00 |
| 6 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 1 | 20.00 | 109.00 |
| 7 | Kyle Postma | Houston | JR | QB | 1 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 2 | 7.00 | 106.00 |
| 8 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 3 | 10.00 | 103.00 |
| 9 | Tago Smith | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 2 | 10.00 | 97.00 |
| 9 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 16.00 | 97.00 |
| 11 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 10.00 | 95.00 |
| 11 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 1 | 20 | 95 | 4.75 | 0 | 20.00 | 95.00 |
| 13 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 7.00 | 86.00 |
| 14 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 2 | 11.00 | 66.00 |
| 15 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 65 | 4.33 | 2 | 15.00 | 65.00 |
| 16 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 14.00 | 60.00 |
| 17 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 1 | 9.00 | 58.00 |
| 18 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.00 | 57.00 |
| 19 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 14.00 | 55.00 |
| 20 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 14.00 | 53.00 |
| 21 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 11.00 | 48.00 |
| 21 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 1 | 14.00 | 48.00 |
| 23 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 2 | 9.00 | 46.00 |
| 24 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 1 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 7.00 | 42.00 |
| 25 | Cortrelle Simpson | Temple | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 40.00 |
| 25 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 40.00 |
| 25 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 1 | 12.00 | 40.00 |
| 25 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 1 | 15.00 | 40.00 |
| 29 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 9.00 | 39.00 |
| 30 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 1 | 4.00 | 37.00 |
| 31 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 1 | 12.00 | 35.00 |
| 32 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 1 | 14.00 | 34.00 |
| 33 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 33.00 |
| 34 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 6.00 | 32.00 |
| 34 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 2 | 7.00 | 32.00 |
| 36 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | FR | QB | 1 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 7.00 | 30.00 |
| 37 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 2 | 4.00 | 28.00 |
| 38 | Andrew Zuckerman | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 26.00 |
| 39 | Josh Burrell | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 25.00 |
| 40 | Cedric Jordan-Williams | UCF | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 24.00 |
| 41 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 22.00 |
| 41 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 1 | 9.00 | 22.00 |
| 43 | Jordan Carmouche | SMU | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 20.00 |
| 43 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 20.00 |
| 43 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 20.00 |
| 46 | Nick Sharga | Temple | JR | FB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 17.00 |
| 46 | Josh Brown | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 17.00 |
| 46 | David Hood | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.00 | 17.00 |
| 49 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 16.00 |
| 50 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 4.00 | 15.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.