2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keelan Ewaliko | Hawai'i | SR | WR | 5 | 21 | 433 | 20.62 | 0 | 4.2 | 86.6 |
| 2 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 5 | 6 | 264 | 44.00 | 2 | 1.2 | 52.8 |
| 3 | Detrich Clark | CSU | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 49.6 |
| 4 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 4 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.0 |
| 5 | Da'Mari Scott | Fresno St | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 6 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 40.6 |
| 7 | Dejonte O'Neal | Fresno St | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 |
| 8 | Berdale Robins | Nevada | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 9 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 144 | 28.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.0 |
| 9 | Bailey Gaither | SJSU | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 216 | 19.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Savon Scarver | Utah State | FR | WR | 5 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 12 | Darren Woods Jr. | UNLV | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 136 | 15.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.0 |
| 13 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | SO | DB | 5 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.0 |
| 14 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 15 | Vosean Crumbie | Nevada | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.4 |
| 16 | Tim McVey | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 17 | Juwan Washington | SDSU | SO | RB | 5 | 2 | 96 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 19.2 |
| 18 | Jamire Jordan | Fresno St | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 19 | Terrence Sayles | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.2 |
| 21 | Daryl Chestnut | New Mexico | SR | RB | 5 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| 22 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 23 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 24 | Evan Owens | UNLV | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Malik Miller | Air Force | JR | RB | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 26 | LaJuan Hunt | Utah State | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 27 | Gerold Bright | Utah State | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 28 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 29 | Sam Hammond | Nevada | FR | DE | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Ryan Wolpin | Boise St | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 31 | Carson Terrell | Utah State | FR | TE | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Jaylon Watson | Wyoming | SO | FB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 33 | Tariq Hollandsworth | UNLV | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 34 | Marcus Williams | New Mexico | FR | TE | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 34 | Jordan Mims | Fresno St | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 36 | David Tangipa | Fresno St | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Giovanni Fauolo | UNLV | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Malike Roberson | SJSU | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Jackson Burrill | SJSU | FR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.