2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 7 | 8 | 337 | 42.13 | 1 | 1.1 | 48.1 |
| 2 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 242 | 30.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 48.4 |
| 3 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 237 | 26.33 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.9 |
| 4 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 7 | 173 | 24.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.6 |
| 5 | De'Von Fox | Temple | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.2 |
| 6 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 7 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.7 |
| 7 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.5 |
| 8 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.6 |
| 10 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.7 |
| 11 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 4 | 124 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 7 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 13 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 16 | Javon Ivory | Memphis | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 18 | Cameron Fleming | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 19 | Parker Eichenberger | Houston | SR | TE | 7 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 20 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Kadas Reams | Temple | SO | WR | 6 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 22 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 23 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 24 | Austin Upshaw | SMU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 25 | Jordan Ford | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Mitchell Brinkman | S Florida | SR | TE | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Amin Hassan | Navy | FR | SB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Maceo Donald | ECU | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 29 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 29 | Rashee Rice | SMU | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 31 | Michael Kopaygorodsky | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 32 | Sedrick Williams | Houston | JR | DL | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 32 | Cannon Montgomery | Tulsa | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Christian Trahan | Houston | JR | TE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 35 | Bayne Tryon | Tulsa | FR | TE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |