2024 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/21/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Gillie | Ball State | SR | WR | 7 | 19 | 492 | 25.89 | 1 | 2.7 | 70.3 |
| 2 | Dashawn Martin | Kent State | FR | WR | 6 | 17 | 365 | 21.47 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.8 |
| 3 | Jaden Nixon | W Mich | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 334 | 22.27 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 |
| 4 | Bobby Golden | Akron | JR | WR | 8 | 15 | 278 | 18.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.8 |
| 5 | Cam Thompson | N Illinois | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 269 | 29.89 | 1 | 1.1 | 33.6 |
| 6 | Kevin Davis | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 9 | 16 | 275 | 17.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.6 |
| 7 | Jacquez Stuart | Toledo | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 213 | 26.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 30.4 |
| 8 | Rahkeem Smith | BGSU | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| 9 | Eamonn Dennis | Ohio | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.9 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Jordin Parker | W Mich | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Deion Brown | EMU | SO | RB | 8 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.5 |
| 12 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | FR | RB | 8 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.0 |
| 13 | Marion Lukes | CMU | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.8 |
| 14 | Cam Pickett | Ball State | SO | WR | 8 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.3 |
| 14 | Jerjuan Newton | Toledo | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 16 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.1 |
| 17 | Da'Raun McKinney | CMU | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 18 | Myles Bailey | CMU | SR | RB | 8 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Jordan Castleberry | Akron | SR | RB | 8 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 20 | Trayvon Rudolph | N Illinois | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 21 | Lamar Sperling | Buffalo | FR | RB | 8 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 22 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Nick Munson | Ball State | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 24 | Tadd Barr | Buffalo | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 25 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | FR | RB | 9 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 26 | Jaison Patterson | BGSU | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 27 | Zy'marion Lang | Toledo | FR | WR | 7 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 28 | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | W Mich | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 29 | Jahzae Kimbrough | Kent State | FR | WR | 8 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 30 | Vaughn Pemberton | Ball State | JR | RB | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 32 | Brock Lampe | N Illinois | SR | FB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 33 | Adrian Norton | Akron | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 33 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 35 | Terrell Crosby Jr. | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 36 | Gavin Williams | N Illinois | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 37 | Bam Booker | BGSU | SO | DL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Al-Jay Henderson | Buffalo | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 39 | Christian Abney | Ball State | SO | TE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 40 | Patrick Day | BGSU | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 41 | Paul Davis | Akron | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 41 | August Johanningsmeier | W Mich | SO | DE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Nick Devereaux | EMU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| 45 | Jayden Fuller | Miami (Oh) | FR | LB | 7 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.