2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 7 | 27 | 703 | 26.04 | 1 | 3.9 | 100.4 |
| 2 | Navy | 6 | 23 | 546 | 23.74 | 0 | 3.8 | 91.0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 7 | 24 | 474 | 19.75 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.7 |
| 4 | Tulane | 6 | 21 | 465 | 22.14 | 1 | 3.5 | 77.5 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 6 | 19 | 451 | 23.74 | 0 | 3.2 | 75.2 |
| 6 | SMU | 6 | 24 | 410 | 17.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.3 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 6 | 26 | 375 | 14.42 | 0 | 4.3 | 62.5 |
| 8 | Temple | 7 | 17 | 340 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.6 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 7 | 18 | 339 | 18.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.4 |
| 10 | UCF | 6 | 14 | 321 | 22.93 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.5 |
| 11 | South Florida | 7 | 20 | 273 | 13.65 | 0 | 2.9 | 39.0 |
| 12 | Houston | 6 | 13 | 215 | 16.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.8 |