2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 8 | 27 | 777 | 28.78 | 2 | 3.4 | 97.1 |
| 2 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 9 | 18 | 481 | 26.72 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.4 |
| 3 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 260 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.3 |
| 4 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 8 | 16 | 402 | 25.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 368 | 24.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 46.0 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 6 | 12 | 286 | 23.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 8 | 16 | 352 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 8 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 236 | 21.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.7 |
| 9 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 7 | 21 | 445 | 21.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.6 |
| 10 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 11 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 18 | 299 | 16.61 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.4 |
| 12 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 8 | 10 | 165 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.6 |
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.