2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Pratt | ECU | JR | PK | 2 | 8 | 520 | 65.00 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Zachary Block | Tulane | JR | P | 1 | 3 | 194 | 64.67 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Michael Tarbutt | UConn | SO | K | 3 | 11 | 690 | 62.73 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ryan Jones | Cincinnati | SO | P | 1 | 4 | 250 | 62.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Matthew Wright | UCF | JR | PK | 2 | 13 | 800 | 61.54 | 1 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Caden Novikoff | Houston | JR | K | 2 | 8 | 492 | 61.50 | 4 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Emilio Nadelman | S Florida | SR | K | 2 | 15 | 918 | 61.20 | 7 | 46.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | SR | PK | 1 | 4 | 240 | 60.00 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | SR | P | 2 | 9 | 475 | 52.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | JR | K | 1 | 6 | 314 | 52.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Josh Williams | SMU | JR | K | 1 | 7 | 333 | 47.57 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 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.