2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 19 | 389 | 20.47 | 0 | 4.8 | 97.3 |
| 2 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | FR | WR | 3 | 12 | 229 | 19.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.3 |
| 3 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 277 | 25.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 69.3 |
| 4 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 273 | 22.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.3 |
| 5 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 251 | 25.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.8 |
| 6 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 222 | 17.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.5 |
| 7 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 164 | 54.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 54.7 |
| 8 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 210 | 42.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 52.5 |
| 9 | Zack Fraade | Navy | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 10 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.7 |
| 11 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 12 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| 13 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.7 |
| 14 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 15 | Taylor Boose | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.7 |
| 16 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 18 | Stephon Huderson | Tulane | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Brandon McDowell | Houston | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 20 | Donevin O'Reilly | UConn | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 21 | Freddie Johnson | Temple | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 23 | Reggie Hayes | Navy | FR | QB | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 24 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 25 | Travon Williams | Temple | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 26 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 27 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 28 | Richie Grant | UCF | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 30 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 31 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 32 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 33 | Dana Levine | Temple | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Andrew Hicks | Tulane | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Tory Delmonico | Navy | JR | FB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Nelson Smith | Navy | FR | FB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 37 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.