2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makhi Hughes | Tulane | FR | RB | 12 | 82 | 414 | 5.05 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Blake Watson | Memphis | SR | RB | 13 | 35 | 271 | 7.74 | 4 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SO | FB | 7 | 45 | 246 | 5.47 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Kevorian Barnes | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 31 | 201 | 6.48 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 162 | 5.06 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Oscar Adaway III | N Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 161 | 9.47 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Michel Dukes | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 25 | 151 | 6.04 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Hahsaun Wilson | Charlotte | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 29 | 149 | 5.14 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Larry McCammon III | FAU | SR | RB | 6 | 27 | 148 | 5.48 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Joquez Smith | Temple | FR | RB | 4 | 13 | 136 | 10.46 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Rocko Griffin | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 136 | 6.80 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | LJ Johnson Jr. | SMU | SO | RB | 7 | 27 | 135 | 5.00 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Robert Henry | UTSA | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 133 | 3.69 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Kobe Lewis | FAU | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 0 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Jaylan Knighton | SMU | SR | RB | 6 | 30 | 119 | 3.97 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Ayo Adeyi | N Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Nay'Quan Wright | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 25 | 105 | 4.20 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Daba Fofana | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 22 | 104 | 4.73 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | JR | QB | 10 | 34 | 93 | 2.74 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Jalon Jones | Charlotte | SR | QB | 2 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Camar Wheaton | SMU | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 87 | 3.95 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | JR | QB | 9 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Flinn | ECU | JR | QB | 5 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 26 | 64 | 2.46 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Edward Saydee | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dean Connors | Rice | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Shaadie Clayton-Johnson | Tulane | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Javious Bond | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SO | SB | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Preston Stone | SMU | SO | QB | 6 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Shedro Louis | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 43 | 2.69 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Durell Robinson | Charlotte | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | FR | QB | 9 | 43 | 40 | 0.93 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | FR | QB | 3 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Tahj Gary | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Juma Otoviano | Rice | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Joachim Bangda | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Cardell Williams | Tulsa | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Darvon Hubbard | Temple | SO | RB | 5 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Isaiah Johnson | N Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Gerald Green | ECU | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Luke McCaffrey | Rice | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Lee Beebe | UAB | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Jordan Ford | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||