2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 11 | 33 | 200 | 6.06 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 10 | 47 | 277 | 5.89 | 2 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 7 | 21 | 139 | 6.62 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 31 | 149 | 4.81 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 85 | 4.72 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 5 | 36 | 72 | 2.00 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 7 | 27 | 59 | 2.19 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 9 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | D'Wan Mathis | Temple | FR | QB | 5 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 7 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 6 | 32 | 176 | 5.50 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 39 | 170 | 4.36 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 44 | 161 | 3.66 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 7 | 26 | 130 | 5.00 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 9 | 30 | 123 | 4.10 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 7 | 33 | 118 | 3.58 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 6 | 30 | 101 | 3.37 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 25 | 88 | 3.52 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 88 | 3.38 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 31 | 82 | 2.65 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 8 | 23 | 66 | 2.87 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 23 | 58 | 2.52 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 10 | 21 | 54 | 2.57 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 5 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Trillion Coles | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 9 | 21 | 37 | 1.76 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Kai Puailoa-Rojas | Navy | SO | SB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Darrian Felix | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Ethan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jaetavian Toles | Tulane | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kylan Watkins | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Marquavius Weaver | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||