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 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 13 | 2 | 113 | 56.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 417 | 27.80 | 1 | 1.9 | 52.1 |
| 2 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 10 | 10 | 254 | 25.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.4 |
| 2 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 13 | 18 | 451 | 25.06 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.7 |