2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 9 | 14 | 417 | 29.79 | 1 | 1.6 | 46.3 |
| 2 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 8 | 14 | 390 | 27.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 48.8 |
| 3 | D.J. May | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 12 | 328 | 27.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 4 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | FR | DB | 7 | 16 | 404 | 25.25 | 0 | 2.3 | 57.7 |
| 5 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.0 |
| 6 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 249 | 22.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.1 |
| 7 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 243 | 22.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.4 |
| 8 | Jamire Jordan | Fresno St | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
| 9 | Gerold Bright | Utah State | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.1 |
| 10 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 7 | 18 | 354 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.6 |
| 11 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 7 | 14 | 244 | 17.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.9 |
| 12 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 8 | 16 | 272 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.