2024 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 10 | 19 | 543 | 28.58 | 0 | 1.9 | 54.3 | 
| 2 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 528 | 27.79 | 1 | 1.9 | 52.8 | 
| 3 | Winston Wright Jr. | ECU | SR | WR | 10 | 17 | 511 | 30.06 | 1 | 1.7 | 51.1 | 
| 4 | Terrez Worthy | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 418 | 19.90 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.0 | 
| 5 | Lloyd Avant | Tulsa | FR | RB | 11 | 14 | 392 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.6 | 
| 6 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | FR | RB | 8 | 9 | 273 | 30.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 34.1 | 
| 7 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SO | SB | 10 | 13 | 312 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.2 | 
| 8 | Milan Tucker | FAU | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 282 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.2 | 
| 9 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 10 | 5 | 261 | 52.20 | 2 | 0.5 | 26.1 | 
| 10 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Tulane | SO | DB | 11 | 6 | 268 | 44.67 | 2 | 0.5 | 24.4 | 
| 11 | Ta'Ron Keith | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 1 | 0.7 | 22.2 | 
| 12 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | FR | WR | 9 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 | 
| 13 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | JR | WR | 10 | 3 | 158 | 52.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 
| 14 | Shaadie Clayton-Johnson | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.2 | 
| 15 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 
| 16 | Jairus Mack | Charlotte | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 
| 17 | Willie McCoy | UTSA | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.6 | 
| 18 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 
| 19 | Jhari Patterson | ECU | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 
| 20 | Tariq Watson | UAB | SO | CB | 9 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 
| 21 | Hahsaun Wilson | Charlotte | JR | RB | 10 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 
| 22 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 10 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 
| 23 | Davion Ross | Memphis | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 
| 24 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | FR | S | 11 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 
| 24 | Nay'Quan Wright | S Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 
| 26 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | FR | RB | 11 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 
| 26 | Grayson Tempest | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 
| 28 | Bryce Bohanon | Tulane | JR | WR | 12 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 
| 29 | Jamari Hawkins | Memphis | SO | WR | 12 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 
| 30 | Gemari Sands | FAU | FR | RB | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 
| 31 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | JR | SB | 10 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 
| 32 | Lee Witherspoon | UAB | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 
| 32 | Miles Stewart | Army | SR | RB | 13 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 
| 34 | Wendol Philord | FAU | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 
| 35 | Camron Cooper | UTSA | SO | OLB | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 
| 35 | Ihsim Smith-Marsette | Temple | FR | SAF | 10 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 
| 37 | Emmanuel Waller | UAB | SO | DE | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 
| 38 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 
| 39 | Antonio Jones | Temple | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 
| 39 | Gus McGee | Charlotte | JR | TE | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 
| 41 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 13 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 
| 41 | Shane Porter | N Texas | JR | RB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 
| 43 | Mario Anderson Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 
| 43 | Oscar Hammond | N Texas | JR | TE | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 
| 45 | Jaydan Mayes | Army | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 
| 45 | Joey Bearns III | Charlotte | JR | TE | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 
| 47 | Christian Yousefzadeh | Army | SO | OLB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 
| 47 | Gunnar Greenwald | S Florida | SR | TE | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 
| 49 | Jamie Pettway | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 
| 50 | Justin Weaver | Army | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.