2023 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 13 | 18 | 229 | 12.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.6 |
| 2 | Hamze El-Zayat | EMU | SR | WR | 13 | 13 | 142 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
| 3 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | JR | WR | 11 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Bobby Golden | Akron | SO | WR | 12 | 16 | 86 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Devin Maddox | Toledo | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | FR | WR | 12 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 1 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| 8 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | SR | RB | 11 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | W Mich | JR | RB | 11 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Tyler Walton | Ohio | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 11 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | SO | WR | 11 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Stephan Bracey, Jr. | CMU | JR | WR | 11 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 13 | Bryce Sheppert | Kent State | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 14 | Matt Salopek | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 15 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Junior Vandeross III | Toledo | SO | WR | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Jerjuan Newton | Toledo | JR | WR | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Nasir Bowers | Toledo | SO | CB | 14 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Cole Harrity | Buffalo | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| 20 | Nick Munson | Ball State | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.