2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 2 | 11 | 315 | 28.64 | 1 | 5.5 | 157.5 |
| 2 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 233 | 29.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 116.5 |
| 3 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 94.0 |
| 4 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.5 |
| 5 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.5 |
| 6 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 2 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.5 |
| 7 | Shawn Furlow | ECU | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 140 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 46.7 |
| 8 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.5 |
| 9 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.5 |
| 10 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 11 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 12 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 38.0 |
| 13 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 14 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 15 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 16 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 17 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Brice McAllister | UConn | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 20 | Marshall Wadleigh | Tulane | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 22 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 23 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | FR | TE | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 28 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SO | DE | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 29 | Nizaire Cromartie | Navy | FR | DE | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Chad Banschbach | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.