2026 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 271 | 54.20 | 2 | 1.0 | 54.2 |
| 2 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 235 | 26.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.0 |
| 3 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 172 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 34.4 |
| 4 | Demonte Greene | Temple | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.4 |
| 5 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 6 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.2 |
| 7 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Cameron Seldon | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 9 | TJ Smith | Tulane | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Adarion Nettles | N Texas | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 11 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 13 | Jaydan Mayes | Army | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 14 | KJ Daniels | UAB | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 15 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 16 | Ian Foster | Memphis | JR | SAF | 5 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 16 | Caden VerMaas | Rice | FR | VPR | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| 18 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 19 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 21 | Dominique Henry | FAU | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 22 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| 23 | Jarvse "Duece" Dickerson | UTSA | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 24 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 24 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 26 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 27 | EJ Reid | UAB | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Hudson Higgins | UAB | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 29 | Brady Rhoads | Charlotte | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 29 | Noah Prior | Army | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 31 | Javon Ross | Tulsa | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 32 | Will Swartz | Rice | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 33 | Zavier Hamilton | S Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |