2026 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 2 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 172 | 43.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 57.3 |
| 3 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 3 | Demonte Greene | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 5 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 23.0 |
| 5 | KJ Daniels | UAB | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Adarion Nettles | N Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 10 | Jarvse "Duece" Dickerson | UTSA | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 10 | EJ Reid | UAB | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Jaydan Mayes | Army | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Hudson Higgins | UAB | FR | RB | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Cameron Seldon | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Zavier Hamilton | S Florida | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 10 | Antonio Ferguson | UAB | JR | TE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |