2025 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 8 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.3 |
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 346 | 24.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.3 |
| 3 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 370 | 28.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 41.1 |
| 3 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 322 | 24.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 40.3 |
| 5 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 8 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.3 |
| 6 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.6 |
| 7 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 184 | 26.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.4 |
| 7 | Kelvin Washington | Tulsa | FR | RB | 2 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 85.0 |
| 9 | TJ Smith | Tulane | JR | SPR | 9 | 6 | 160 | 26.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.8 |
| 9 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 9 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.1 |
| 12 | Tyler Stewart | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 12 | Landen Lucas | Tulsa | SR | TE | 8 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 15 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.9 |
| 15 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.4 |
| 15 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 8 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Calvin Johnson II | Tulsa | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
| 18 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 18 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
| 18 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 8 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
| 18 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 9 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 18 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 8 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 18 | Jacob Emmers | Tulsa | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 18 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 27 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 7 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Asaad Waseem | FAU | SO | WR | 8 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 8 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 27 | JeyQuan Smith | S Florida | JR | WR | 8 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 27 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 27 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 27 | Jason Jeffares | Charlotte | SO | TE | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Amari Brundidge | UAB | FR | RB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 27 | Brandon Young Jr. | N Texas | SO | TE | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 27 | Kieran Davis | ECU | SO | DL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Matt Adcock | Memphis | JR | TE | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Eli Potts | Tulsa | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| 38 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 38 | Dalton Carnes | N Texas | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 38 | E. Jai Mason | Charlotte | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Miles Parker | ECU | FR | DL | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 38 | Colin O'Carroll | Tulane | FR | OL | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 38 | Brayden Johnson | UAB | FR | TE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 38 | David Kasemervisz | Rice | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 38 | D.J. Harris | S Florida | SR | BB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 38 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 38 | Christian Ross | Memphis | SO | TE | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 38 | Justin Weaver | Army | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |