2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Elliott | Memphis | SR | PK | 3 | 28 | 1813 | 64.75 | 22 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bobby Puyol | UConn | SR | K | 5 | 21 | 1336 | 63.62 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ty Cummings | Houston | SR | K | 5 | 37 | 2344 | 63.35 | 18 | 48.65 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Zachary Block | Tulane | SO | P | 4 | 20 | 1266 | 63.30 | 11 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | JR | PK | 4 | 29 | 1822 | 62.83 | 14 | 48.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Josh Williams | SMU | SO | K | 4 | 18 | 1122 | 62.33 | 7 | 38.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Caleb Pratt | ECU | SO | PK | 4 | 24 | 1490 | 62.08 | 9 | 37.50 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | JR | K | 4 | 31 | 1904 | 61.42 | 6 | 19.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Austin Jones | Temple | JR | K | 4 | 26 | 1570 | 60.38 | 5 | 19.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | SO | K | 3 | 18 | 1083 | 60.17 | 4 | 22.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | K | 4 | 23 | 1373 | 59.70 | 5 | 21.74 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Donald De La Haye | UCF | SO | PK | 4 | 25 | 1477 | 59.08 | 9 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.