2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren James-Hamilton | Ohio | SO | SAF | 4 | 5 | 258 | 51.60 | 2 | 1.3 | 64.5 |
| 2 | Brandon Hills | Akron | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 199 | 28.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 49.8 |
| 3 | Phillip Folmar | Buffalo | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 189 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 37.8 |
| 4 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.8 |
| 5 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 6 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Kezion Dia-Johnson | U Mass | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 9 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Justin Ruffin, Jr. | CMU | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
| 11 | TJ Magee | U Mass | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Adam Taylor | Sac St | SO | CB | 6 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 13 | Ke'Marion Baldwin | BGSU | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 14 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Scoop Smith | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 16 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Johnny Thompson Jr. | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Juan Salas | EMU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 19 | Leo Kemp | BGSU | SR | FB | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 20 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 21 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 22 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 23 | Daryl Barnett Jr. | Toledo | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 24 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 25 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 26 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 27 | Brock Townsend | CMU | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 28 | Mikey Crawford | Buffalo | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 29 | Nate Levicki | W Mich | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Clint Walker | Buffalo | SR | TE | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Brock Uihlein | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 32 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 33 | Brandon White | Kent State | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 34 | Mitch Bolden | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Nicholas Thompson | Toledo | JR | S | 5 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.