2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September 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 | 4 | 8 | 287 | 35.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.8 |
| 2 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 270 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Maurice Thomas | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 257 | 25.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 64.3 |
| 4 | Dorian Brown | Ohio | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.8 |
| 5 | Van Edwards, Jr. | Akron | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.7 |
| 6 | Aregeros Turner | N Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 240 | 21.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.0 |
| 7 | Mark Chapman | CMU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 8 | Kavious Price | Kent State | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.8 |
| 9 | Johnathan Hawkins | Buffalo | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 142 | 20.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.3 |
| 10 | Art Thompkins | Toledo | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 229 | 17.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.3 |
| 12 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.8 |
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.