2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 4 | 14 | 406 | 29.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 101.5 |
| 2 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 10 | 23 | 492 | 21.39 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.2 |
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 327 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.9 |
| 5 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 10 | 18 | 624 | 34.67 | 3 | 1.8 | 62.4 |
| 5 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.8 |
| 7 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.2 |
| 8 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 9 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 10 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 10 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
| 11 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Daniel Jones | Navy | SO | SB | 6 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 13 | Kenney Solomon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 6 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.8 |
| 14 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Seth Green | Houston | SR | TE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 17 | Abe Anderson | Tulsa | SR | TE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Austin Upshaw | SMU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 18 | Kadas Reams | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 18 | Mitchell Brinkman | S Florida | SR | TE | 10 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 18 | Drew Martin | Memphis | SO | TE | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Alec Holler | UCF | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Delano Robinson | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Javon Ivory | Memphis | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 24 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 10 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 24 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 24 | Bayne Tryon | Tulsa | FR | TE | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 24 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 24 | LJ Wallace | Tulsa | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 30 | Mark Walker | Navy | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 30 | Shae Wyatt | Tulane | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 30 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Omarion Dollison | S Florida | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 30 | Johnny Hodges | Navy | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 30 | Gunnar Greenwald | S Florida | FR | TE | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.