2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 26 | 504 | 19.38 | 0 | 2.9 | 56.0 | 
| 2 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | SR | WR | 10 | 19 | 388 | 20.42 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.8 | 
| 3 | Corey Cuascut-Palmer | Temple | FR | SAF | 8 | 14 | 226 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.3 | 
| 4 | Jayce Rogers | Houston | SR | DB | 10 | 17 | 437 | 25.71 | 1 | 1.7 | 43.7 | 
| 5 | Lawrence Keys III | Tulane | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 445 | 29.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.5 | 
| 5 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | SO | SB | 11 | 16 | 285 | 17.81 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.9 | 
| 7 | Bryan Massey | SMU | JR | S | 9 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.6 | 
| 8 | Peyton Sawyer | Houston | JR | WR | 11 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.2 | 
| 9 | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | SR | WR | 11 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 
| 10 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | S Florida | SO | WR | 9 | 6 | 177 | 29.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 19.7 | 
| 11 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 
| 12 | Davion Ross | Memphis | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 137 | 27.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.7 | 
| 12 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 
| 12 | Keith Cooper Jr. | Tulane | SO | DL | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 
| 15 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | FR | RB | 10 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 
| 15 | Michel Dukes | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 
| 17 | Jadon Thompson | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 146 | 48.67 | 1 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 
| 17 | Matthew Golden | Houston | FR | WR | 9 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 
| 17 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | FR | RB | 9 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 
| 17 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | FR | WR | 10 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 
| 17 | Maceo Donald | ECU | JR | WR | 10 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 
| 17 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 
| 17 | Bill Jackson | Tulsa | FR | RB | 8 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 
| 17 | Mac Harris | S Florida | FR | LB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 
| 25 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | SO | RB | 10 | 2 | 84 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 
| 25 | Vincent Terrell Jr. | Navy | JR | SB | 11 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 
| 25 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 
| 25 | Roderick Daniels, Jr. | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 
| 25 | Charles McClelland | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 9 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 
| 25 | Dylan Goffney | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 
| 31 | Jevyon Ducker | Memphis | SO | RB | 11 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 
| 31 | Asa Martin | Memphis | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 
| 31 | Trey Blair | Temple | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 
| 31 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | JR | RB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 
| 31 | Gage Haskin | SMU | SO | TE | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 
| 31 | Darvon Hubbard | Temple | FR | RB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 
| 31 | Logan Compton | Houston | SO | TE | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 
| 31 | Matt Byrnes | Houston | FR | TE | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 
| 31 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 
| 31 | Malachai Jones | Tulsa | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 
| 31 | Chance Bates | ECU | SR | ILB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 
| 31 | Ja'Kori Morgan | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 
| 31 | Jose Barbon | Temple | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 
| 31 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 
| 31 | Ethan Hall | Tulsa | JR | TE | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 
| 31 | Ryan Mullaney | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 
| 31 | Ryan Jones | ECU | SR | TE | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 
| 31 | KeSean Carter | Houston | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 
| 31 | CJ Nelson | Houston | FR | WR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 
| 31 | Timarcus Simpson | S Florida | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.