2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 2 | 6 | 201 | 33.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 100.5 |
| 2 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.0 |
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 4 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 301 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.3 |
| 5 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 285 | 47.50 | 2 | 1.5 | 71.3 |
| 6 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.5 |
| 7 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 10 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Drew Martin | Memphis | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 14 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 15 | Omarion Dollison | S Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Mitchell Brinkman | S Florida | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 17 | Kenney Solomon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 19 | Seth Green | Houston | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Gunnar Greenwald | S Florida | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.