2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked 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 | 11 | 27 | 753 | 27.89 | 1 | 2.5 | 68.5 |
| 2 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 12 | 24 | 621 | 25.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.8 |
| 3 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 8 | 17 | 450 | 26.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 56.3 |
| 4 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 404 | 23.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.7 |
| 5 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 391 | 24.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.5 |
| 6 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 379 | 27.07 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.1 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 349 | 20.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.9 |
| 8 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 10 | 12 | 343 | 28.58 | 1 | 1.2 | 34.3 |
| 9 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 9 | 15 | 342 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 10 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 11 | 11 | 278 | 25.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.3 |
| 11 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 273 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.0 |
| 12 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 11 | 12 | 261 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.7 |
| 13 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 9 | 10 | 254 | 25.40 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.2 |
| 14 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 234 | 16.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.4 |
| 15 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 10 | 13 | 233 | 17.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 16 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 10 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.9 |
| 17 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 18 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 186 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
| 19 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 5 | 152 | 30.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
| 19 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 10 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| 21 | Tre Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 12 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
| 22 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 11 | 2 | 113 | 56.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 23 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Randle Jones | Temple | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| 24 | John Brown III | Navy | JR | SB | 9 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 26 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| 27 | Hayden Jones | UCF | SR | WR | 10 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| 27 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 10 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| 29 | Devon Breaux | Tulane | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| 30 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 9 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| 31 | Brice McAllister | UConn | JR | S | 10 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 32 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 10 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 33 | Travon Williams | Temple | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 34 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 11 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| 35 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 36 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 10 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 37 | David Hood | Temple | SO | RB | 10 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 37 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 10 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 37 | Hussein Howe | ECU | FR | RB | 9 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 40 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 41 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 11 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 42 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SO | LB | 12 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 43 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 44 | Jahmaal Daniel | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 45 | Jerron Rollins | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 45 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 47 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 47 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 49 | Shawn Furlow | ECU | SO | RB | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 49 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |