2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 9 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 13 | 40 | 331 | 8.28 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 10 | 36 | 197 | 5.47 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 10 | 21 | 143 | 6.81 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 4 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 13 | 45 | 188 | 4.18 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 11 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 198 | 7.62 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 11 | 41 | 108 | 2.63 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Justin Ibieta | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Ygenio Booker | Tulane | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 10 | 17 | 56 | 3.29 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Jose Barbon | Temple | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 13 | 38 | 155 | 4.08 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Kai Puailoa-Rojas | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 10 | 28 | 42 | 1.50 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Peter Parrish | Memphis | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 9 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Joey Gatewood | UCF | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 9 | 37 | 91 | 2.46 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 7 | 21 | 67 | 3.19 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 74 | 3.52 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 29 | 121 | 4.17 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 18 | 75 | 4.17 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 8 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Brandon Epton, Jr. | SMU | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Ra'Von Bonner | Temple | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Kylan Watkins | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 10 | 17 | 20 | 1.18 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Daniel Obarski | UCF | JR | PK | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Yasias Young | S Florida | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 9 | 13 | -1 | -0.08 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||