2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 12 | 20 | 686 | 34.30 | 2 | 1.7 | 57.2 |
| 2 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 12 | 20 | 650 | 32.50 | 3 | 1.7 | 54.2 |
| 3 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 14 | 22 | 557 | 25.32 | 1 | 1.6 | 39.8 |
| 4 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 551 | 21.19 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.9 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 9 | 22 | 549 | 24.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 61.0 |
| 6 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 15 | 510 | 34.00 | 2 | 1.2 | 39.2 |
| 7 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 378 | 22.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.5 |
| 8 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 8 | 12 | 372 | 31.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 46.5 |
| 9 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.7 |
| 10 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 13 | 15 | 301 | 20.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 11 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 23.1 |
| 12 | De'Von Fox | Temple | FR | WR | 9 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.9 |
| 13 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 14 | 13 | 201 | 15.46 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 14 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 13 | 7 | 181 | 25.86 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
| 15 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 11 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 16 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 12 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 17 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 13 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 18 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 14 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| 20 | Daniel Jones | Navy | SO | SB | 7 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 21 | Kenney Solomon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 13 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 22 | Amin Hassan | Navy | FR | SB | 7 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Vincent Terrell II | Navy | SO | SB | 4 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 24 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 13 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 25 | Javon Ivory | Memphis | SO | WR | 10 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 26 | Jordan Ford | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 27 | Kadas Reams | Temple | SO | WR | 12 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 28 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 12 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Cameron Fleming | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 29 | Mark Walker | Navy | JR | WR | 12 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 31 | Parker Eichenberger | Houston | SR | TE | 12 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 32 | Mitchell Brinkman | S Florida | SR | TE | 12 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 33 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 12 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 35 | Shae Wyatt | Tulane | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 36 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 37 | Austin Upshaw | SMU | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 38 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 39 | Omarion Dollison | S Florida | SO | WR | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 39 | Drew Martin | Memphis | SO | TE | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 41 | Johnny Hodges | Navy | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 42 | Maceo Donald | ECU | SO | RB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Jeremy Singleton | Houston | JR | WR | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 43 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 43 | Rashee Rice | SMU | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 46 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 47 | Michael Kopaygorodsky | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 48 | Sedrick Williams | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 48 | Christian Trahan | Houston | JR | TE | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 48 | Cannon Montgomery | Tulsa | SR | WR | 13 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |