2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 11 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 9 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 11 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 10 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 8 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 8 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 1 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | D'Wan Mathis | Temple | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Iverson Celestine | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ethan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Parker Navarro | UCF | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ygenio Booker | Tulane | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Justin Lynch | Temple | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kyle Dobbins | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kai Horton | Tulane | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Marquavius Weaver | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Darrian Felix | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Trillion Coles | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Daniel Jones | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||