2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 5 | 24 | 658 | 27.42 | 1 | 4.8 | 131.6 |
| 2 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.5 |
| 3 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 282 | 25.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.0 |
| 4 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.5 |
| 5 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.4 |
| 6 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 393 | 21.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.7 |
| 7 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.2 |
| 8 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 8 | 21 | 445 | 21.19 | 0 | 2.6 | 55.6 |
| 9 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 10 | 211 | 21.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.3 |
| 10 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 3 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.3 |
| 11 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 7 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 12 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 7 | 15 | 255 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.4 |
| 13 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.5 |
| 14 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 33.6 |
| 15 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 170 | 15.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.9 |
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.