2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Elliott | Memphis | SR | PK | 8 | 55 | 3472 | 63.13 | 36 | 65.45 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Bobby Puyol | UConn | SR | K | 8 | 29 | 1811 | 62.45 | 20 | 68.97 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ty Cummings | Houston | SR | K | 8 | 51 | 3168 | 62.12 | 22 | 43.14 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | JR | K | 6 | 37 | 2281 | 61.65 | 14 | 37.84 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Donald De La Haye | UCF | SO | PK | 8 | 44 | 2709 | 61.57 | 27 | 61.36 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | JR | PK | 8 | 61 | 3680 | 60.33 | 18 | 29.51 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | K | 8 | 33 | 1950 | 59.09 | 9 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Davis Plowman | ECU | SR | PK | 7 | 22 | 1300 | 59.09 | 1 | 4.55 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Aaron Boumerhi | Temple | FR | K | 8 | 47 | 2739 | 58.28 | 10 | 21.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | SO | K | 9 | 59 | 3356 | 56.88 | 16 | 27.12 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Josh Williams | SMU | SO | K | 8 | 31 | 1699 | 54.81 | 6 | 19.35 | 3 | 1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.