2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.0 |
| 2 | Kaylon Horton | N Texas | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| 3 | Sam Martin | Temple | FR | SAF | 2 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.5 |
| 4 | Sean Fresch | Rice | JR | CB | 2 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 6 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Jordan Ford | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Key'Shawn Smith | SMU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 9 | Ricky Lee III | UAB | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Javious Bond | ECU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Kobe Lewis | FAU | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Javion Posey | FAU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Shedro Louis | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 15 | Dean Connors | Rice | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Moochie Dixon | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 17 | Juma Otoviano | Rice | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Elijah Champaigne | Tulane | SO | DL | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 19 | Alex Bauman | Tulane | SO | TE | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 20 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Xzavior Kautai | N Texas | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.