2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 11 | 86 | 475 | 5.52 | 6 | 75 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 68 | 381 | 5.60 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 12 | 58 | 339 | 5.84 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 3 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 271 | 4.67 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 50 | 187 | 3.74 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 49 | 225 | 4.59 | 4 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 12 | 48 | 229 | 4.77 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 12 | 47 | 277 | 5.89 | 4 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 11 | 41 | 207 | 5.05 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 10 | 38 | 179 | 4.71 | 3 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 9 | 37 | 176 | 4.76 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 10 | 36 | 214 | 5.94 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 36 | 143 | 3.97 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 35 | 85 | 2.43 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 33 | 142 | 4.30 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 8 | 31 | 160 | 5.16 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 11 | 31 | 132 | 4.26 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 30 | 171 | 5.70 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 8 | 28 | 102 | 3.64 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 9 | 26 | 207 | 7.96 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 224 | 9.33 | 2 | 79 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 205 | 8.54 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 23 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 10 | 23 | 125 | 5.43 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 10 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 8 | 23 | 39 | 1.70 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 9 | 22 | 126 | 5.73 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 10 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 8 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 9 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 8 | 20 | 73 | 3.65 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 6 | 18 | -1 | -0.06 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 9 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 7 | 15 | 147 | 9.80 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 9 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Devin Anderson | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 5 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||