2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | SR | K | 1 | 7 | 448 | 64.00 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Caleb Pratt | ECU | JR | PK | 4 | 16 | 1026 | 64.13 | 11 | 68.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Michael Tarbutt | UConn | SO | K | 3 | 14 | 877 | 62.64 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | SR | PK | 3 | 12 | 758 | 63.17 | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Caden Novikoff | Houston | JR | K | 2 | 12 | 660 | 55.00 | 3 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Josh Williams | SMU | JR | K | 3 | 12 | 632 | 52.67 | 3 | 25.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Aaron Boumerhi | Temple | SO | K | 3 | 9 | 518 | 57.56 | 2 | 22.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | P | 2 | 6 | 328 | 54.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Matthew Wright | UCF | JR | PK | 4 | 30 | 1726 | 57.53 | 1 | 3.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 2 | 7 | 356 | 50.86 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
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.