2023 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamze El-Zayat | EMU | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 2 | Gage Larvadain | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 3 | Bobby Golden | Akron | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Kacper Rutkiewicz | N Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 8 | Stephan Bracey, Jr. | CMU | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Anthony Sambucci | W Mich | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Bryce Sheppert | Kent State | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Tyler Walton | Ohio | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Matt Salopek | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Junior Vandeross III | Toledo | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Jerjuan Newton | Toledo | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 17 | Nik McMillan | Buffalo | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Aramoni Rhone | Ohio | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | W Mich | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nasir Bowers | Toledo | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 21 | Nick Munson | Ball State | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | -12 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -2.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.