2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Marcalas Johnson | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Josh Brown | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 9 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 9 | 16 | 108 | 6.75 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 7 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Trevon Sands | S Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Keoni-Kordell Makekau | Navy | FR | SB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | -20 | -2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | -15 | -3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Frank Nutile | Temple | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 2.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 4-6 yards to go.