2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 197 | 28.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 49.3 |
| 2 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 134 | 26.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.5 |
| 3 | Shawn Furlow | ECU | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 39.0 |
| 4 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 5 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.3 |
| 6 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 3 | 11 | 266 | 24.18 | 0 | 3.7 | 88.7 |
| 7 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.7 |
| 8 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 4 | 13 | 306 | 23.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 76.5 |
| 9 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.3 |
| 10 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.0 |
| 11 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.8 |
| 12 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.0 |
| 13 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
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.