2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 6 | 28 | 793 | 28.32 | 2 | 4.7 | 132.2 |
| 2 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 18 | 483 | 26.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.4 |
| 3 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 4 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.0 |
| 5 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 5 | 14 | 300 | 21.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.0 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 12 | 257 | 21.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.4 |
| 7 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 8 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 9 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 186 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 10 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 7 | 12 | 208 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.7 |
| 11 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 12 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 33.6 |
| 13 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 14 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.8 |
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.