2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 382 | 29.38 | 1 | 2.2 | 63.7 |
| 2 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 298 | 27.09 | 1 | 1.6 | 42.6 |
| 3 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 231 | 25.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.5 |
| 4 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 6 | 16 | 394 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 65.7 |
| 5 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 252 | 22.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.4 |
| 6 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 16 | 343 | 21.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.9 |
| 7 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 5 | 17 | 358 | 21.06 | 0 | 3.4 | 71.6 |
| 8 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 6 | 9 | 176 | 19.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 9 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 10 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 7 | 16 | 300 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.9 |
| 11 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 159 | 15.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.5 |
| 12 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
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.