2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 313 | 34.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 62.6 |
| 2 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 6 | 13 | 343 | 26.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 57.2 |
| 3 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 15 | 349 | 23.27 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.9 |
| 4 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 5 | 16 | 364 | 22.75 | 0 | 3.2 | 72.8 |
| 5 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 6 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.2 |
| 6 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.5 |
| 7 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 6 | 14 | 299 | 21.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.8 |
| 9 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 5 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.4 |
| 10 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 6 | 16 | 302 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.3 |
| 11 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 6 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 |
| 12 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
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.