2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 5 | 19 | 585 | 30.79 | 2 | 3.8 | 117.0 |
| 2 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 325 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 81.3 |
| 3 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 261 | 21.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.3 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.3 |
| 5 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 10 | 273 | 27.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 68.3 |
| 5 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 4 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.8 |
| 7 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 205 | 22.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.3 |
| 8 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.8 |
| 8 | Randle Jones | Temple | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 8 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 12 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 51.7 |
| 12 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 14 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 15 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 161 | 32.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.2 |
| 15 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 15 | Devon Breaux | Tulane | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 15 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 19 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Tre Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 21 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 21 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 23 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 12.6 |
| 23 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 25 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 25 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Brice McAllister | UConn | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Hussein Howe | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Nizaire Cromartie | Navy | FR | DE | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 25 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 25 | Brian Hardy | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Rob Riederer | Tulsa | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | FR | DE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Chad Banschbach | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 38 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 38 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 38 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 38 | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | FR | TE | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 38 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SO | DE | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 38 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Jaymon Thomas | S Florida | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.