2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Pratt | ECU | JR | PK | 8 | 45 | 2912 | 64.71 | 29 | 64.44 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Tarbutt | UConn | SO | K | 9 | 44 | 2811 | 63.89 | 30 | 68.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | SR | PK | 9 | 55 | 3437 | 62.49 | 26 | 47.27 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Caden Novikoff | Houston | JR | K | 10 | 53 | 3282 | 61.92 | 23 | 43.40 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | SR | K | 11 | 79 | 4884 | 61.82 | 31 | 39.24 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Aaron Boumerhi | Temple | SO | K | 10 | 60 | 3672 | 61.20 | 16 | 26.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 9 | 48 | 2920 | 60.83 | 18 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Matthew Wright | UCF | JR | PK | 9 | 74 | 4487 | 60.64 | 22 | 29.73 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | P | 10 | 46 | 2730 | 59.35 | 12 | 26.09 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Josh Williams | SMU | JR | K | 10 | 52 | 3082 | 59.27 | 15 | 28.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | JR | K | 9 | 46 | 2700 | 58.70 | 13 | 28.26 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 11 | 70 | 4066 | 58.09 | 19 | 27.14 | 3 | 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.