2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 399 | 39.90 | 2 | 2.5 | 99.8 |
| 2 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 182 | 36.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 45.5 |
| 3 | Kyle Buss | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 4 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 3 | 7 | 188 | 26.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 62.7 |
| 5 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.8 |
| 6 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 4 | 7 | 159 | 22.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.8 |
| 7 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 5 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.6 |
| 8 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 21 | 448 | 21.33 | 0 | 4.2 | 89.6 |
| 9 | Thomas Geddis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Tre Walker | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
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.