2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Own 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 8 | 20 | 230 | 11.50 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 12 | 53 | 512 | 9.66 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 9 | 38 | 351 | 9.24 | 1 | 68 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 8 | 22 | 197 | 8.95 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 12 | 36 | 315 | 8.75 | 2 | 79 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 11 | 24 | 202 | 8.42 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 14 | 115 | 8.21 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 12 | 35 | 265 | 7.57 | 1 | 66 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 4 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 128 | 7.11 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 9 | 24 | 161 | 6.71 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 12 | 87 | 580 | 6.67 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 17 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 13 | 62 | 402 | 6.48 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 18 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 9 | 27 | 167 | 6.19 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 99 | 597 | 6.03 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 20 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 11 | 39 | 233 | 5.97 | 1 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Trevon Sands | S Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 9 | 26 | 150 | 5.77 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 9 | 36 | 206 | 5.72 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 76 | 419 | 5.51 | 1 | 75 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| 25 | Keyion Dixon | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 9 | 34 | 180 | 5.29 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 9 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 40 | 207 | 5.18 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | Keoni-Kordell Makekau | Navy | FR | SB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 39 | 201 | 5.15 | 0 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 11 | 38 | 192 | 5.05 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 42 | 211 | 5.02 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 205 | 5.00 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | Jason Thompson | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 21 | 98 | 4.67 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 6 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 7 | 22 | 96 | 4.36 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 5 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 106 | 3.93 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 10 | 27 | 104 | 3.85 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 2 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 8 | 22 | 83 | 3.77 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Patrick Carr | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 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 5.0 rushing attempts from own 21 to 39 yard line.