2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 245 | 20.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 2 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 166 | 23.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.5 |
| 3 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 4 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 5 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 6 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 7 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 8 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 5 | 3 | 151 | 50.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 30.2 |
| 9 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 11 | Travon Williams | Temple | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 12 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| 13 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| 14 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 16 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 17 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| 18 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.4 |
| 19 | David Hood | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 20 | Tre Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 21 | Hayden Jones | UCF | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 22 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 24 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 26 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 26 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 28 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 30 | Brice McAllister | UConn | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 31 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 32 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 34 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 35 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.