2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 10 | 31 | 891 | 28.74 | 2 | 3.1 | 89.1 |
| 2 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 8 | 10 | 254 | 25.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 31.8 |
| 3 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 13 | 26 | 658 | 25.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.6 |
| 4 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 10 | 18 | 451 | 25.06 | 1 | 1.8 | 45.1 |
| 5 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 388 | 24.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.1 |
| 6 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 8 | 16 | 352 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 7 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 12 | 261 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.1 |
| 8 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | JR | WR | 11 | 15 | 326 | 21.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.6 |
| 9 | Chris Love | ECU | JR | DB | 7 | 21 | 445 | 21.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.6 |
| 10 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 9 | 11 | 199 | 18.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.1 |
| 12 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.2 |
| 13 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 18 | 299 | 16.61 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.2 |
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.