2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 414 | 46.00 | 2 | 1.5 | 69.0 |
| 2 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 203 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.8 |
| 3 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 4 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.5 |
| 6 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 165 | 41.25 | 1 | 0.8 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.8 |
| 9 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.2 |
| 10 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 11 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 5 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.8 |
| 12 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.6 |
| 14 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 15 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| 16 | Devin Glenn | Tulane | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 18 | James Proche | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 20 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Zack Fraade | Navy | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 22 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 23 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 24 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Brodrick Umblance | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 27 | John Brown III | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 28 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 30 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 31 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 32 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 33 | John Williams | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 33 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 35 | Jay Rose | UConn | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | SO | DL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.