2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Cummings | Houston | SR | K | 2 | 14 | 908 | 64.86 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jake Elliott | Memphis | SR | PK | 2 | 13 | 840 | 64.62 | 8 | 61.54 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | JR | K | 2 | 12 | 756 | 63.00 | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Josh Williams | SMU | SO | K | 2 | 9 | 545 | 60.56 | 1 | 11.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | K | 2 | 7 | 422 | 60.29 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Donald De La Haye | UCF | SO | PK | 3 | 13 | 766 | 58.92 | 7 | 53.85 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Bobby Puyol | UConn | SR | K | 2 | 7 | 405 | 57.86 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | SO | K | 2 | 10 | 401 | 40.10 | 2 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
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.