2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 13 | 38 | 1068 | 28.11 | 2 | 2.9 | 82.2 |
| 2 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 13 | 18 | 451 | 25.06 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.7 |
| 3 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 14 | 28 | 698 | 24.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.9 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 10 | 21 | 510 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.0 |
| 5 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 534 | 24.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.1 |
| 6 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 9 | 21 | 506 | 24.10 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.2 |
| 7 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 498 | 22.64 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 8 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 11 | 21 | 445 | 21.19 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.5 |
| 9 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 12 | 22 | 464 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.7 |
| 10 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 12 | 17 | 318 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.5 |
| 11 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 12 | 15 | 273 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.8 |
| 12 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 325 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.1 |
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.