2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 109.0 |
| 2 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 96.0 |
| 3 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 2 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 91.5 |
| 4 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 5 | Hayden Jones | UCF | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 6 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 7 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.7 |
| 8 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 10 | Tre Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 11 | John Brown III | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Kendrick Mouton | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.