2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 8 | 248 | 31.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 62.0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 471 | 29.44 | 2 | 4.0 | 117.8 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 14 | 370 | 26.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 92.5 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.8 |
| 5 | SMU | 5 | 14 | 306 | 21.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.2 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 25 | 536 | 21.44 | 0 | 5.0 | 107.2 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 5 | 21 | 426 | 20.29 | 0 | 4.2 | 85.2 |
| 8 | Navy | 4 | 10 | 201 | 20.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.3 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5 | 13 | 249 | 19.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.8 |
| 10 | UCF | 3 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 5 | 18 | 289 | 16.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 57.8 |
| 12 | South Florida | 5 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.8 |