2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 8 | 20 | 686 | 34.30 | 2 | 2.5 | 85.8 |
| 2 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.9 |
| 3 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 14 | 539 | 38.50 | 3 | 1.8 | 67.4 |
| 3 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 354 | 22.13 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.3 |
| 5 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 9 | 14 | 461 | 32.93 | 2 | 1.6 | 51.2 |
| 6 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 8 | 10 | 243 | 24.30 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.4 |
| 8 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.5 |
| 9 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 6 | 6 | 265 | 44.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 44.2 |
| 9 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.1 |
| 11 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 9 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
| 12 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 8 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Javon Ivory | Memphis | SO | WR | 7 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Kadas Reams | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 13 | Mitchell Brinkman | S Florida | SR | TE | 8 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 16 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 16 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 8 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 16 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 8 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 16 | Parker Eichenberger | Houston | SR | TE | 8 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 16 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 8 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Drew Martin | Memphis | SO | TE | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 16 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Abe Anderson | Tulsa | SR | TE | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gunnar Greenwald | S Florida | FR | TE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Shae Wyatt | Tulane | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 28 | Austin Upshaw | SMU | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 28 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 28 | Omarion Dollison | S Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 28 | Mark Walker | Navy | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 28 | Maceo Donald | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 28 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 28 | Jeremy Singleton | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 28 | Michael Kopaygorodsky | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 28 | Christian Trahan | Houston | JR | TE | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 28 | Alec Holler | UCF | JR | TE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 28 | Bayne Tryon | Tulsa | FR | TE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 28 | Seth Green | Houston | SR | TE | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 28 | Delano Robinson | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 28 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Will Wallace | Tulane | JR | TE | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 28 | LJ Wallace | Tulsa | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.