2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Pratt | ECU | JR | PK | 4 | 18 | 1169 | 64.94 | 8 | 44.44 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Tarbutt | UConn | SO | K | 4 | 16 | 1015 | 63.44 | 9 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Caden Novikoff | Houston | JR | K | 4 | 20 | 1267 | 63.35 | 6 | 30.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Aaron Boumerhi | Temple | SO | K | 5 | 26 | 1609 | 61.88 | 4 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | SR | PK | 4 | 28 | 1725 | 61.61 | 12 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 4 | 16 | 982 | 61.38 | 4 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthew Wright | UCF | JR | PK | 4 | 33 | 1993 | 60.39 | 7 | 21.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | SR | K | 4 | 28 | 1681 | 60.04 | 13 | 46.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Riley Patterson | Memphis | FR | PK | 4 | 13 | 759 | 58.38 | 1 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | P | 4 | 18 | 1038 | 57.67 | 1 | 5.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | JR | K | 4 | 26 | 1462 | 56.23 | 5 | 19.23 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Josh Williams | SMU | JR | K | 5 | 33 | 1824 | 55.27 | 6 | 18.18 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 4 | 15 | 776 | 51.73 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.