2025 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 20 | 471 | 23.55 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.9 |
| 2 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 378 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.8 |
| 3 | Solomon Beebe | UAB | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 318 | 24.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 39.8 |
| 4 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 193 | 19.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.1 |
| 5 | Kelvin Washington | Tulsa | FR | RB | 2 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 85.0 |
| 6 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 29.5 |
| 8 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 9 | Anthony Brown-Stephens | Tulane | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 10 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.9 |
| 11 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 12 | Jamari Hawkins | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 18.2 |
| 12 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 8 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| 15 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.0 |
| 15 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 7 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.3 |
| 17 | Calvin Johnson II | Tulsa | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 18 | Asaad Waseem | FAU | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Tyler Stewart | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 20 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 6 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 21 | Landen Lucas | Tulsa | SR | TE | 8 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 22 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Jacob Emmers | Tulsa | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 24 | Simeon Evans | N Texas | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 24 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 6 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 26 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 27 | JeyQuan Smith | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 28 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 29 | TJ Smith | Tulane | JR | SPR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 30 | Jaden Alexis | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 31 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 31 | Jason Jeffares | Charlotte | SO | TE | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 33 | Cameren Smith | Charlotte | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 34 | E. Jai Mason | Charlotte | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 35 | Amari Brundidge | UAB | FR | RB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 36 | Colin O'Carroll | Tulane | FR | OL | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 37 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 38 | Christian Ross | Memphis | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 39 | Brandon Young Jr. | N Texas | SO | TE | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |