2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 28 | 519 | 18.54 | 0 | 7.0 | 129.8 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 21 | 337 | 16.05 | 0 | 5.3 | 84.3 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 417 | 26.06 | 1 | 4.0 | 104.3 |
| 4 | Navy | 4 | 15 | 364 | 24.27 | 0 | 3.8 | 91.0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 4 | 13 | 218 | 16.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 54.5 |
| 6 | South Florida | 3 | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 4 | 11 | 278 | 25.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 69.5 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3 | 11 | 208 | 18.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 69.3 |
| 9 | Tulane | 4 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.3 |
| 11 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.7 |
| 12 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 46.0 |