2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 51.7 |
| 2 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 5 | 19 | 585 | 30.79 | 2 | 3.8 | 117.0 |
| 3 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 10 | 273 | 27.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 68.3 |
| 4 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 325 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 81.3 |
| 5 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 205 | 22.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.3 |
| 6 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.8 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 261 | 21.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.3 |
| 8 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 9 | Randle Jones | Temple | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 10 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.3 |
| 11 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 4 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.8 |
| 12 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 13 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 14 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
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.