2026 American Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/12/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Ahmetbasic | Memphis | JR | K | 3 | 10 | 650 | 65.00 | 9 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ian Kelly | Charlotte | SO | P | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Collin Rogers | FAU | SR | K | 2 | 11 | 704 | 64.00 | 10 | 90.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Carl Hardin | Temple | SR | K | 1 | 7 | 447 | 63.86 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lance Gossett | Navy | SR | K | 2 | 10 | 637 | 63.70 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marlon Hauck | Tulsa | SR | K | 2 | 10 | 635 | 63.50 | 5 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Owen Simpson | UAB | SO | PK | 2 | 13 | 823 | 63.31 | 8 | 61.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Taylor II | N Texas | FR | K | 1 | 9 | 567 | 63.00 | 6 | 66.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cooper Helmke | Tulane | FR | K | 2 | 7 | 437 | 62.43 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dawson Jones | Army | JR | K | 2 | 11 | 678 | 61.64 | 6 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Nico Gramatica | S Florida | JR | K | 2 | 9 | 547 | 60.78 | 7 | 77.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Braydon Doane | UTSA | FR | PK | 2 | 13 | 780 | 60.00 | 6 | 46.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Tommy Bauchiero | Rice | FR | K | 1 | 5 | 292 | 58.40 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Everett Scott | ECU | JR | PK | 1 | 4 | 222 | 55.50 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.