2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 3 | 12 | 288 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 1 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 1 | Chris Barr | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.0 |
| 4 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 15 | 310 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.5 |
| 5 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 82.0 |
| 6 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 |
| 7 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.5 |
| 7 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 7 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 8 | 254 | 31.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.5 |
| 10 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 12 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 12 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Javan Hawes | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Zack Fraade | Navy | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 15 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 15 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 18 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 19 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.7 |
| 19 | Travon Williams | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 22 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
| 22 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | SO | TE | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 22 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 22 | Mason Tobola | Houston | FR | TE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 27 | Freddie Johnson | Temple | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 27 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 27 | Nelson Smith | Navy | FR | FB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 27 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | FR | DE | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Dana Levine | Temple | SO | DL | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 27 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 27 | Jay Rose | UConn | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 27 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.