2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaylon Horton N Texas SR WR 10 28 582 20.79 0 2.8 58.2
2 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SO RB 8 19 443 23.32 0 2.4 55.4
3 Sam Martin Temple FR SAF 9 19 396 20.84 1 2.1 44.0
4 Tyler Bradley Navy FR SB 11 22 462 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
5 Sutton Smith Memphis SO RB 10 18 445 24.72 0 1.8 44.5
6 Quinton Jackson Rice FR RB 10 17 393 23.12 0 1.7 39.3
7 Shedro Louis Tulane SR RB 11 16 467 29.19 1 1.5 42.5
8 Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB SR RB 10 11 245 22.27 0 1.1 24.5
9 Jordan Ford Tulsa SR RB 9 9 172 19.11 0 1.0 19.1
9 Je'Quan Burton FAU SR WR 9 9 169 18.78 0 1.0 18.8
11 Matthew Hill S Florida SR S 10 9 238 26.44 0 0.9 23.8
11 Jsi Hatfield ECU SR WR 10 9 197 21.89 0 0.9 19.7
13 Willie McCoy UTSA JR WR 9 7 172 24.57 0 0.8 19.1
14 Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU JR WR 10 7 167 23.86 0 0.7 16.7
14 Edward Saydee Temple SR RB 9 6 93 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
16 Chris Carpenter UTSA JR WR 11 6 83 13.83 0 0.5 7.5
17 Jaden Alexis S Florida SO WR 10 4 64 16.00 0 0.4 6.4
17 Lee Witherspoon UAB JR RB 10 4 54 13.50 0 0.4 5.4
17 Key'Shawn Smith SMU SR WR 10 4 47 11.75 0 0.4 4.7
20 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SR WR 9 3 69 23.00 0 0.3 7.7
20 Michael Johnson, Jr. FAU JR QB 8 2 46 23.00 0 0.3 5.8
20 Kobe Lewis FAU SR RB 9 3 64 21.33 0 0.3 7.1
20 Duane Thomas Jr. Charlotte FR WR 9 3 62 20.67 0 0.3 6.9
20 Moochie Dixon SMU JR WR 9 3 60 20.00 0 0.3 6.7
20 Darvon Hubbard Temple SO RB 9 3 36 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
26 Lee Beebe UAB FR RB 9 2 34 17.00 0 0.2 3.8
26 Sean Fresch Rice JR CB 10 2 34 17.00 0 0.2 3.4
26 Joachim Bangda Charlotte SR RB 9 2 29 14.50 0 0.2 3.2
26 Bryce Bohanon Tulane SO WR 9 2 25 12.50 0 0.2 2.8
26 Camron Cooper UTSA FR TE 11 2 22 11.00 0 0.2 2.0
26 Jamie Pettway S Florida JR LB 10 2 17 8.50 0 0.2 1.7
26 Amin Hassan Navy JR SB 11 2 15 7.50 0 0.2 1.4
26 Conlan Greene Temple FR DL 9 2 11 5.50 0 0.2 1.2
34 Jayshon Platt FAU SO WR 7 1 29 29.00 0 0.1 4.1
34 Tyler Lavine SMU SR RB 10 1 23 23.00 0 0.1 2.3
34 Damon Ward N Texas JR WR 10 1 21 21.00 0 0.1 2.1
34 Mac McWilliams UAB JR CB 10 1 18 18.00 0 0.1 1.8
34 Colby Dempsey UAB JR CB 10 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.5
34 Michael Williams II S Florida FR DE 10 1 12 12.00 0 0.1 1.2
34 Houston Thomas UTSA FR TE 11 1 12 12.00 0 0.1 1.1
34 Brendan Doyle Memphis SO TE 10 1 9 9.00 0 0.1 0.9
34 Kahlil Brantley FAU SO TE 9 1 7 7.00 0 0.1 0.8
34 Blake Watson Memphis SR RB 10 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.5
34 Phil Hill N Texas JR S 9 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.4
34 Jordan Huff ECU JR DB 10 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.2
34 Demeer Blankumsee Memphis JR WR 10 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
34 Reid Williford Charlotte SO LB 9 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
34 West Wilson N Texas FR TE 10 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
34 Dominick Hill Temple JR CB 8 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
34 Jackson Barker ECU FR TE 10 1 -7 -7.00 0 0.1 -0.7

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.