2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 6 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 8 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Amare Jones | Tulane | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 115 | 5.75 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 9 | 39 | 214 | 5.49 | 3 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 9 | 26 | 140 | 5.38 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | FR | RB | 9 | 50 | 263 | 5.26 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Greg McCrae | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 200 | 5.26 | 5 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Johnny Ford | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 99 | 5.21 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 6 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Stephon Huderson | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 29 | 148 | 5.10 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 35 | 178 | 5.09 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Nelson Smith | Navy | SR | FB | 8 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SR | RB | 9 | 31 | 150 | 4.84 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 35 | 166 | 4.74 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 8 | 19 | 90 | 4.74 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | TJ McDaniel | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Kylan Watkins | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 29 | 130 | 4.48 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Marquavius Weaver | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Kyle Porter | Houston | SR | RB | 7 | 34 | 145 | 4.26 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 25 | 105 | 4.20 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | SO | RB | 7 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 9 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Bentavious Thompson | UCF | JR | RB | 7 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jamale Carothers | Navy | JR | FB | 9 | 25 | 82 | 3.28 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 27 | 83 | 3.07 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Jordan McCloud | S Florida | SO | QB | 7 | 16 | 48 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | T.K. Wilkerson | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Brady White | Memphis | SR | QB | 7 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 24 | 58 | 2.42 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Re'Mahn Davis | Temple | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Darius Pinnix, Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Xavier Arline | Navy | FR | QB | 3 | 19 | 26 | 1.37 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dalen Morris | Navy | SR | QB | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1.06 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | SO | QB | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Shane Buechele | SMU | SR | QB | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Zach Smith | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 16 | -49 | -3.06 | 0 | 9 | 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 9.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.