2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 13 | 22 | 881 | 40.05 | 4 | 1.7 | 67.8 | 
| 2 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 20 | 635 | 31.75 | 2 | 1.5 | 48.8 | 
| 3 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 13 | 27 | 599 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.1 | 46.1 | 
| 4 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 11 | 25 | 572 | 22.88 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.0 | 
| 5 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 12 | 26 | 540 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.0 | 
| 6 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | FR | WR | 9 | 26 | 527 | 20.27 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.6 | 
| 7 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 12 | 22 | 476 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.7 | 
| 8 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 12 | 21 | 452 | 21.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.7 | 
| 9 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 12 | 19 | 439 | 23.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.6 | 
| 10 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 12 | 23 | 423 | 18.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.3 | 
| 11 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 11 | 17 | 349 | 20.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.7 | 
| 12 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 13 | 13 | 324 | 24.92 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.9 | 
| 13 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 12 | 13 | 318 | 24.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.5 | 
| 14 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 12 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.7 | 
| 15 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 12 | 13 | 250 | 19.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.8 | 
| 16 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.1 | 
| 17 | Kyle Buss | UConn | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 240 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.3 | 
| 18 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | SR | WR | 3 | 14 | 233 | 16.64 | 0 | 4.7 | 77.7 | 
| 19 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 10 | 8 | 207 | 25.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 
| 20 | Zack Fraade | Navy | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 | 
| 21 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 
| 22 | Thomas Geddis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 12 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 
| 23 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 
| 24 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 13 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 
| 25 | Javan Hawes | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 
| 26 | Tre Walker | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 | 
| 27 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 12 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 
| 28 | Richie Grant | UCF | FR | DB | 13 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 
| 28 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 13 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 
| 30 | Chris Barr | S Florida | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 
| 30 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 11 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 
| 32 | Taylor Boose | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 6 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 
| 33 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 12 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 
| 34 | James Proche | SMU | SO | WR | 13 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 
| 35 | Davon Grayson | ECU | SR | WR | 11 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 
| 36 | Stephon Huderson | Tulane | FR | RB | 11 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 
| 37 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | SR | WR | 13 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 
| 38 | Freddie Johnson | Temple | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 
| 39 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | SR | WR | 12 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 
| 40 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 12 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 
| 41 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | JR | WR | 12 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 
| 42 | Donevin O'Reilly | UConn | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 
| 42 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | SR | WR | 13 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 
| 44 | Travon Williams | Temple | SO | WR | 12 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 
| 45 | Tristan Payton | UCF | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 
| 45 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 
| 45 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 
| 48 | Reggie Hayes | Navy | FR | QB | 5 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 
| 49 | Derek McLemore | Houston | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 
| 49 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 11 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |