2016 Mid-American 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 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 5 | 9 | 302 | 33.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Maurice Thomas | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 297 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.4 |
| 3 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 270 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 54.0 |
| 4 | Aregeros Turner | N Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 240 | 21.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.0 |
| 5 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 229 | 17.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.3 |
| 6 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.8 |
| 7 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 5 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| 8 | Johnathan Hawkins | Buffalo | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.5 |
| 9 | Mark Chapman | CMU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.4 |
| 10 | Dorian Brown | Ohio | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.6 |
| 10 | Kavious Price | Kent State | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.8 |
| 12 | Van Edwards, Jr. | Akron | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.7 |
| 13 | Jordan Huff | N Illinois | JR | TB | 4 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.3 |
| 14 | Art Thompkins | Toledo | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.2 |
| 15 | Jaron Johnson | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.0 |
| 16 | Bo Hardy | Ohio | SR | S | 5 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 17 | Jonathan Ward | CMU | FR | RB | 5 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.2 |
| 18 | Darian Green | Ball State | JR | RB | 4 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 19 | KeVonn Mabon | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 20 | Austin Sanders | EMU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 21 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 22 | Ernest Calhoun | Kent State | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 23 | Kyle Belack | Ohio | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Bryce Jones | Akron | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Amari Coleman | CMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 26 | Gary Jones | CMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 27 | Zach Oakley | CMU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 28 | Mathew Sexton | EMU | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Sean Bunting | CMU | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 29 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 31 | Spencer McInnis | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 31 | Elijah Ball | Ohio | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 33 | Marcus McGill | Buffalo | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 34 | A.J. Coney | Akron | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 35 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 36 | Fabian Johnson | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Grant Niemiec | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 38 | Hunter Folkertsma | BGSU | JR | TE | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 39 | Leonard Skattebo | BGSU | JR | FB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 40 | Matt Merimee | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Mikee Hayes | Akron | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Damion Jones-Moore | Toledo | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |