2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 11 | 20 | 226 | 11.30 | 3 | 96 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 10 | 49 | 502 | 10.24 | 5 | 92 | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 12 | 31 | 373 | 12.03 | 5 | 82 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 11 | 24 | 229 | 9.54 | 1 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 26 | 173 | 6.65 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 74 | 433 | 5.85 | 2 | 60 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 56 | 276 | 4.93 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 9 | 24 | 184 | 7.67 | 3 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 56 | 240 | 4.29 | 3 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 38 | 279 | 7.34 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Marlon Williams | UCF | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 9 | 21 | 167 | 7.95 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 36 | 147 | 4.08 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 13 | 54 | 350 | 6.48 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 17 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 11 | 42 | 237 | 5.64 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 12 | 77 | 374 | 4.86 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 8 | 29 | 67 | 2.31 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 36 | 159 | 4.42 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 12 | 35 | 130 | 3.71 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 57 | 318 | 5.58 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 25 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 36 | 146 | 4.06 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Brandon Colon | Navy | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 10 | 40 | 180 | 4.50 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 10 | 34 | 172 | 5.06 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 10 | 29 | 167 | 5.76 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 27 | 121 | 4.48 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Josh Brown | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 11 | 47 | 174 | 3.70 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 34 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 30 | 135 | 4.50 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 10 | 23 | 66 | 2.87 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 9 | 15 | -6 | -0.40 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 132 | 5.74 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 19 | 91 | 4.79 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 8 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | John Brown III | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Nick Sharga | Temple | SR | FB | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1.38 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||