2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 5 | 8 | 204 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.8 |
| 2 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 8 | 13 | 315 | 24.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 39.4 |
| 4 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 6 | 19 | 440 | 23.16 | 0 | 3.2 | 73.3 |
| 5 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 431 | 21.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.9 |
| 6 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 7 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 9 | 12 | 252 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 334 | 20.88 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.7 |
| 9 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 9 | 24 | 496 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.7 | 55.1 |
| 10 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | FR | WR | 8 | 24 | 487 | 20.29 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.9 |
| 11 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 6 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.2 |
| 12 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 5 | 14 | 254 | 18.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.8 |
| 13 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 6 | 17 | 303 | 17.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.