2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dishan Romine | Navy | JR | SB | 11 | 20 | 566 | 28.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 51.5 |
| 2 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 19 | 518 | 27.26 | 0 | 2.1 | 57.6 |
| 3 | Deion Sanders, Jr. | SMU | JR | DB | 7 | 14 | 350 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | JR | CB | 10 | 15 | 361 | 24.07 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.1 |
| 5 | Tristan Payton | UCF | FR | WR | 7 | 26 | 617 | 23.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 88.1 |
| 6 | Braeden West | SMU | FR | RB | 9 | 21 | 480 | 22.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.3 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SO | RB | 11 | 19 | 429 | 22.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.0 |
| 8 | Jager Gardner | Temple | FR | RB | 10 | 16 | 359 | 22.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.9 |
| 9 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SO | RB | 9 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.1 |
| 10 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 293 | 19.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.6 |
| 11 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 364 | 19.16 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.4 |
| 12 | Hayden Jones | UCF | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 222 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.7 |
| 13 | Rickey Preston | Tulane | FR | WR | 8 | 12 | 207 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.9 |
| 14 | 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.