2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 5 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Cannon Montgomery | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Amin Hassan | Navy | FR | SB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Sedrick Williams | Houston | JR | DL | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Seth Green | Houston | SR | TE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.