2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Leday | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 152 | 50.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 76.0 |
| 2 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 3 | Quayvon Skanes | UConn | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 131 | 16.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.7 |
| 4 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 2 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 5 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.5 |
| 6 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 7 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 9 | Bishop Louie | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 12 | Donevin O'Reilly | UConn | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 13 | Trey Quinn | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 15 | Trevon Brown | ECU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Quay Johnson | ECU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Thomas Geddis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 20 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |