2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | FR | DB | 4 | 10 | 289 | 28.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 72.3 |
| 2 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 369 | 28.38 | 1 | 3.3 | 92.3 |
| 3 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 392 | 26.13 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.3 |
| 4 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 5 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 6 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 8 | 19 | 403 | 21.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.4 |
| 7 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.8 |
| 8 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 9 | Keelan Ewaliko | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.5 |
| 10 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 5 | 13 | 224 | 17.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.8 |
| 11 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.8 |
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.