2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Blake Watson Memphis SR RB 13 111 627 5.65 8 69 17 18 5
1 Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB SR RB 12 92 500 5.43 8 40 17 18 3
3 Jaylan Knighton SMU SR RB 12 69 468 6.78 5 95 13 13 5
3 Dean Connors Rice JR RB 13 61 390 6.39 5 54 10 10 7
3 Nay'Quan Wright S Florida SR RB 13 91 358 3.93 5 41 9 9 2
3 Robert Henry UTSA JR RB 13 62 220 3.55 5 20 3 3 1
7 Ayo Adeyi N Texas JR RB 12 82 558 6.80 4 42 16 16 7
7 Alex Tecza Navy SO FB 12 66 507 7.68 4 75 11 11 6
7 Seth Henigan Memphis JR QB 13 45 156 3.47 4 24 5 5 1
7 Tyler Lavine SMU SR RB 8 17 65 3.82 4 8 0 0 0
11 Makhi Hughes Tulane FR RB 14 127 673 5.30 3 43 19 18 7
11 Rocko Griffin UTSA SO RB 12 53 323 6.09 3 69 9 9 4
11 Byrum Brown S Florida FR QB 12 70 233 3.33 3 60 9 10 3
11 Juma Otoviano Rice SR RB 12 54 213 3.94 3 24 4 4 1
11 Michael Johnson, Jr. FAU JR QB 5 9 59 6.56 3 19 2 2 0
16 Kevorian Barnes UTSA SO RB 11 76 390 5.13 2 44 13 15 3
16 Larry McCammon III FAU SR RB 11 82 337 4.11 2 30 8 8 2
16 Oscar Adaway III N Texas JR RB 12 58 288 4.97 2 67 11 11 1
16 Lee Beebe UAB FR RB 9 29 235 8.10 2 66 9 9 2
16 Michel Dukes S Florida SR RB 9 34 171 5.03 2 23 5 5 2
16 Frank Harris UTSA SR QB 10 24 140 5.83 2 31 7 7 3
16 Tai Lavatai Navy SR QB 7 29 128 4.41 2 25 2 2 1
16 Jalon Jones Charlotte SR QB 10 39 126 3.23 2 58 4 4 1
16 Brandon Thomas Memphis JR RB 8 17 62 3.65 2 11 1 1 0
16 Yulkeith Brown Tulane JR WR 4 5 51 10.20 2 15 2 2 0
16 Quincy Patterson Temple SR QB 5 15 34 2.27 2 9 0 0 0
16 Daelen Alexander Rice FR RB 3 5 7 1.40 2 9 0 0 0
16 Kai Horton Tulane SO QB 4 14 -43 -3.07 2 6 0 0 0
29 Anthony Watkins Tulsa SR RB 12 113 517 4.58 1 46 12 12 4
29 LJ Johnson Jr. SMU SO RB 11 67 411 6.13 1 67 11 11 3
29 Kobe Lewis FAU SR RB 11 48 276 5.75 1 75 7 7 4
29 Joquez Smith Temple FR RB 10 48 255 5.31 1 51 7 8 1
29 Rahjai Harris ECU JR RB 12 69 249 3.61 1 50 6 7 1
29 Darvon Hubbard Temple SO RB 12 49 213 4.35 1 21 6 6 2
29 Hahsaun Wilson Charlotte SO RB 3 32 200 6.25 1 34 5 5 2
29 Sutton Smith Memphis SO RB 11 43 198 4.60 1 16 9 9 0
29 Bill Jackson Tulsa SO RB 11 45 175 3.89 1 16 5 5 0
29 Isaiah Jacobs UAB SO RB 5 35 159 4.54 1 26 5 5 2
29 Camar Wheaton SMU SO RB 9 40 158 3.95 1 11 2 2 0
29 Daba Fofana Navy JR FB 9 30 157 5.23 1 19 6 6 0
29 Xavier Arline Navy SR QB 6 30 148 4.93 1 50 3 3 2
29 Durell Robinson Charlotte FR RB 4 25 99 3.96 1 12 3 3 0
29 Velton Gardner SMU SR RB 4 18 91 5.06 1 23 3 3 1
29 Joachim Bangda Charlotte SR RB 5 20 79 3.95 1 31 2 2 1
29 Kelley Joiner S Florida SR RB 8 21 79 3.76 1 18 2 1 0
29 Tahj Gary Tulsa JR RB 5 14 76 5.43 1 17 2 2 0
29 Isaiah Johnson N Texas JR RB 5 14 70 5.00 1 12 3 3 0
29 Michael Pratt Tulane JR QB 10 27 62 2.30 1 14 2 3 0
29 Chase Jenkins Rice FR QB 2 3 60 20.00 1 28 2 2 2
29 Cardell Williams Tulsa FR QB 8 21 51 2.43 1 50 1 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards