2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 220 | 9.2 | 220.0 |
| 2 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 120 | 90 | 3 | 20 | 210 | 10.5 | 210.0 |
| 3 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 1 | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 180.0 |
| 4 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 1 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 176 | 17.6 | 176.0 |
| 5 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 119 | 3 | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 119.0 |
| 5 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 119.0 |
| 7 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 114.0 |
| 8 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 111.0 |
| 8 | Kevrin Justice | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 111 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 111 | 4.1 | 111.0 |
| 10 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 109 | 5.5 | 109.0 |
| 11 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 97 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 108.0 |
| 12 | Kyle Postma | Houston | JR | QB | 1 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 106.0 |
| 13 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 103.0 |
| 13 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 103.0 |
| 15 | Tago Smith | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 97.0 |
| 16 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 95.0 |
| 16 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 95.0 |
| 18 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 86.0 |
| 19 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 79.0 |
| 19 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 79.0 |
| 21 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 32 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 75.0 |
| 22 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 70.0 |
| 23 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 66.0 |
| 23 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 66.0 |
| 25 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 65.0 |
| 26 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 64.0 |
| 26 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 64.0 |
| 26 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 64.0 |
| 29 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 62.0 |
| 30 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 60.0 |
| 31 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 58.0 |
| 32 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57.0 |
| 32 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 57.0 |
| 32 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 57.0 |
| 35 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 56.0 |
| 36 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 55.0 |
| 36 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 55.0 |
| 38 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 54.0 |
| 38 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 1 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 54.0 |
| 40 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 52.0 |
| 41 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 51.0 |
| 42 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 49.0 |
| 43 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 48.0 |
| 44 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 47.0 |
| 45 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 46.0 |
| 45 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 46.0 |
| 47 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
| 48 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 44.0 |
| 49 | Stephen Baggett | ECU | JR | TE | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 43.0 |
| 50 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 42.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.