2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 9 | 358 | 39.78 | 2 | 1.8 | 71.6 |
| 2 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 513 | 39.46 | 3 | 1.6 | 64.1 |
| 3 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 4 | 12 | 349 | 29.08 | 1 | 3.0 | 87.3 |
| 4 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.3 |
| 5 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.3 |
| 6 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.6 |
| 7 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 21 | 439 | 20.90 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.8 |
| 8 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 9 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.8 |
| 10 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 11 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
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.