2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 12 | 20 | 686 | 34.30 | 2 | 1.7 | 57.2 |
| 2 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 15 | 510 | 34.00 | 2 | 1.2 | 39.2 |
| 3 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 12 | 20 | 650 | 32.50 | 3 | 1.7 | 54.2 |
| 4 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 14 | 22 | 557 | 25.32 | 1 | 1.6 | 39.8 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 9 | 22 | 549 | 24.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 61.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 378 | 22.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.5 |
| 7 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 551 | 21.19 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.9 |
| 8 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.7 |
| 9 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 13 | 15 | 301 | 20.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 10 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 23.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.