2026 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 246 | 49.20 | 2 | 1.7 | 82.0 |
| 2 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.7 |
| 4 | Dominique Henry | FAU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 5 | TJ Smith | Tulane | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Demonte Greene | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.7 |
| 7 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Nick Bell | Navy | JR | CB | 4 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 9 | Cameron Seldon | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 10 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 4 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 11 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 13 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 16 | Jarvse "Duece" Dickerson | UTSA | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 18 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 19 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 20 | Josh Roberts | FAU | SO | EDG | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 21 | Jackson Shockley | Tulsa | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 22 | E'zaiah Shine | Tulane | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 23 | Will Swartz | Rice | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Javon Ross | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Noah Prior | Army | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Kade Caton | S Florida | SO | TE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 28 | DJ Cicero | Tulane | SO | TE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Jerious Singletary | N Texas | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.