2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 319 | 22.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.8 |
| 2 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 203 | 33.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 67.7 |
| 3 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 245 | 27.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 61.3 |
| 4 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.3 |
| 5 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.3 |
| 6 | De'Von Fox | Temple | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.8 |
| 7 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.5 |
| 8 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 124 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 9 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.8 |
| 10 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 11 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.7 |
| 12 | Kenney Solomon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 13 | Jordan Ford | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| 14 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Mark Walker | Navy | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 18 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 19 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 20 | Johnny Hodges | Navy | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 21 | Rashee Rice | SMU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 22 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 23 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Karl Taylor | SMU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Alex Odom | Temple | FR | SAF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.