2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 14 | 20 | 624 | 31.20 | 2 | 1.4 | 44.6 |
| 2 | D.J. May | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 15 | 423 | 28.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.3 |
| 3 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 13 | 17 | 447 | 26.29 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.4 |
| 4 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 13 | 30 | 749 | 24.97 | 0 | 2.3 | 57.6 |
| 5 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 22 | 508 | 23.09 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.2 |
| 6 | Keelan Ewaliko | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 296 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.9 |
| 7 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 418 | 20.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.8 |
| 8 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 10 | 26 | 535 | 20.58 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.5 |
| 9 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 11 | 20 | 384 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.9 |
| 10 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 12 | 24 | 422 | 17.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
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.