2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaylon Horton | N Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 267 | 20.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.8 |
| 2 | Sam Martin | Temple | FR | SAF | 4 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.8 |
| 3 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.3 |
| 4 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 162 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.4 |
| 5 | Javious Bond | ECU | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 6 | Kameran Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Kobe Lewis | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 8 | Tyler Bradley | Navy | FR | SB | 4 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 9 | Jordan Ford | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 10 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 11 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Sean Fresch | Rice | JR | CB | 5 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 13 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 14 | Shedro Louis | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| 15 | Key'Shawn Smith | SMU | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
| 16 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Duane Thomas Jr. | Charlotte | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 18 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Je'Quan Burton | FAU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Javion Posey | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 21 | Jsi Hatfield | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Willie McCoy | UTSA | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 23 | Wyatt Sullivan | FAU | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Jamauri Chislom | Memphis | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| 25 | Jaden Alexis | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Moochie Dixon | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 28 | Gunnar Greenwald | S Florida | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 29 | Ricky Lee III | UAB | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 30 | Shadrick Byrd | Charlotte | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Dean Connors | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 32 | Elijah Champaigne | Tulane | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 33 | Juma Otoviano | Rice | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 34 | Kahlil Brantley | FAU | SO | TE | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 35 | Lawrence Keys III | Tulane | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Brendan Doyle | Memphis | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 37 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Blake Watson | Memphis | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Alex Bauman | Tulane | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Phil Hill | N Texas | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Xzavior Kautai | N Texas | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.