2026 American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site 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 | Demonte Greene | Temple | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 3 | TJ Smith | Tulane | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Adarion Nettles | N Texas | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 5 | Caden VerMaas | Rice | FR | VPR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 8 | Dominique Henry | FAU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Jaydan Mayes | Army | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Zavier Hamilton | S Florida | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Alante Brown | Memphis | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| 12 | Ian Foster | Memphis | JR | SAF | 3 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| 12 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 12 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.