2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders All Purpose - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush | Recv. | Punt Ret. | Kick Ret. | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 1 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 169 | 8 | 173 | 21.6 | 173.0 |
| 2 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 2 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 81.0 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 128 | 145 | 93 | 112 | 39 | 478 | 12.3 | 159.3 |
| 4 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 63 | 218 | 0 | 94 | 25 | 375 | 15.0 | 125.0 |
| 4 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 94.0 |
| 6 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | -2 | 178 | -4 | 87 | 30 | 259 | 8.6 | 86.3 |
| 7 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 46.0 |
| 9 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 146 | 33 | 0 | 61 | 32 | 240 | 7.5 | 80.0 |
| 10 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 158 | 42 | 0 | 60 | 41 | 260 | 6.3 | 86.7 |
| 10 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 80.0 |
| 12 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 150 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 100.5 |
| 13 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20.5 |
| 15 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 48.0 |
| 16 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 119 | 5.7 | 119.0 |
| 17 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 52.0 |