2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-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 | 5 | 6 | 207 | 34.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 41.4 |
| 2 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 198 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 39.6 |
| 3 | Dejonte O'Neal | Fresno St | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 241 | 30.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.3 |
| 4 | Darren Woods Jr. | UNLV | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.8 |
| 6 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| 7 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 181 | 22.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.3 |
| 8 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 6 | 20 | 445 | 22.25 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.2 |
| 9 | Keelan Ewaliko | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.4 |
| 10 | Dejaun Butler | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Bailey Gaither | SJSU | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 12 | Kevin Nutt, Jr. | CSU | JR | DB | 5 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.4 |
| 13 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 14 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 16 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.4 |
| 17 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 18 | Kennedy Williams | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
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.