2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 433 | 28.87 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.1 |
| 2 | Dishan Romine | Navy | JR | SB | 12 | 23 | 632 | 27.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 52.7 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 563 | 26.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.9 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | JR | CB | 13 | 20 | 533 | 26.65 | 2 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 5 | Tristan Payton | UCF | FR | WR | 9 | 28 | 665 | 23.75 | 0 | 3.1 | 73.9 |
| 6 | Braeden West | SMU | FR | RB | 11 | 24 | 561 | 23.38 | 1 | 2.2 | 51.0 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SO | RB | 12 | 19 | 429 | 22.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.8 |
| 8 | Jager Gardner | Temple | FR | RB | 11 | 16 | 359 | 22.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.6 |
| 9 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 15 | 311 | 20.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 10 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SO | WR | 11 | 24 | 485 | 20.21 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.1 |
| 11 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 20 | 389 | 19.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.4 |
| 12 | Rickey Preston | Tulane | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 247 | 17.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.7 |
| 13 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 279 | 16.41 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.9 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.