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 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 4 | 12 | 349 | 29.08 | 1 | 3.0 | 87.3 |
| 2 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 9 | 358 | 39.78 | 2 | 1.8 | 71.6 |
| 3 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 513 | 39.46 | 3 | 1.6 | 64.1 |
| 4 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.6 |
| 5 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 21 | 439 | 20.90 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.8 |
| 6 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.3 |
| 7 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.3 |
| 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 |
| 12 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 13 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| 15 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 16 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 9 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 17 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Mark Walker | Navy | JR | WR | 10 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 19 | Javon Ivory | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 20 | Jeremy Singleton | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 21 | Shae Wyatt | Tulane | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 21 | Kadas Reams | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 23 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 24 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Kenney Solomon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Drew Martin | Memphis | SO | TE | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 27 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 28 | Omarion Dollison | S Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 29 | Johnny Hodges | Navy | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 30 | Mitchell Brinkman | S Florida | SR | TE | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 31 | Alec Holler | UCF | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Delano Robinson | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 33 | Seth Green | Houston | SR | TE | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 34 | Gunnar Greenwald | S Florida | FR | TE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.