2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aregeros Turner | N Illinois | SR | WR | 11 | 28 | 732 | 26.14 | 1 | 2.5 | 66.5 |
| 2 | Maurice Thomas | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 456 | 25.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 57.0 |
| 3 | KeVonn Mabon | Ball State | SR | WR | 10 | 23 | 533 | 23.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.3 |
| 4 | Van Edwards, Jr. | Akron | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 415 | 23.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.1 |
| 5 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 10 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.3 |
| 6 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 10 | 31 | 661 | 21.32 | 1 | 3.1 | 66.1 |
| 7 | Kyle Belack | Ohio | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 294 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.4 |
| 8 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 12 | 32 | 621 | 19.41 | 0 | 2.7 | 51.8 |
| 9 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 307 | 19.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.7 |
| 10 | Johnathan Hawkins | Buffalo | SO | RB | 10 | 22 | 358 | 16.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.8 |
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.