2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 12 | 355 | 29.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 59.2 |
| 2 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 7 | 25 | 686 | 27.44 | 1 | 3.6 | 98.0 |
| 3 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 6 | 160 | 26.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 208 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.7 |
| 5 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 16 | 350 | 21.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.3 |
| 6 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.3 |
| 8 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 6 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 9 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 151 | 16.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.2 |
| 10 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.