2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Koby Drake | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 4 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.8 |
| 5 | Jairus Mack | Charlotte | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Amin Hassan | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Sean Fresch | Rice | JR | CB | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 10.2 |
| 9 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Dante Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Jsi Hatfield | ECU | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 13 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Shi’Keem Laister | Tulane | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| 15 | Joshua Cephus | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Mac McWilliams | UAB | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 17 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 18 | Duane Thomas Jr. | Charlotte | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 19 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.