2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 6 | 25 | 471 | 18.84 | 0 | 4.2 | 78.5 |
| 2 | Memphis | 8 | 22 | 740 | 33.64 | 3 | 2.8 | 92.5 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 6 | 22 | 464 | 21.09 | 0 | 3.7 | 77.3 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 6 | 21 | 361 | 17.19 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.2 |
| 5 | Navy | 6 | 20 | 396 | 19.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 7 | 20 | 387 | 19.35 | 0 | 2.9 | 55.3 |
| 7 | UCF | 7 | 19 | 475 | 25.00 | 2 | 2.7 | 67.9 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 6 | 19 | 400 | 21.05 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.7 |
| 9 | SMU | 7 | 18 | 372 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.1 |
| 10 | Houston | 6 | 14 | 291 | 20.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.5 |
| 11 | South Florida | 6 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 0 | 2.2 | 32.8 |
| 12 | Tulane | 6 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |