2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Hills | Akron | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 341 | 26.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 68.2 |
| 2 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 227 | 32.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 45.4 |
| 3 | Darren James-Hamilton | Ohio | SO | SAF | 5 | 6 | 192 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 38.4 |
| 4 | Phillip Folmar | Buffalo | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 159 | 31.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.8 |
| 5 | Da'Realyst Clark | Kent State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 6 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 28.2 |
| 7 | Jordan Stapleton | CMU | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 8 | Scoop Smith | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 10 | Adam Taylor | Sac St | SO | CB | 7 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.1 |
| 11 | Kezion Dia-Johnson | U Mass | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 12 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 13 | Brendyn Smith | Kent State | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
| 14 | Juan Salas | EMU | SR | DB | 6 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Leo Kemp | BGSU | SR | FB | 5 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.2 |
| 17 | Donovan Delaney Jr. | Kent State | SR | RB | 5 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 18 | Brandon White | Kent State | FR | RB | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 19 | Justin Ruffin, Jr. | CMU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 20 | Johnny Thompson Jr. | Ball State | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 21 | Marcel Williams | Akron | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 22 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 23 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 24 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 25 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 26 | Brock Townsend | CMU | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 27 | Ben Sahakian | Toledo | SR | DE | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 28 | Brock Uihlein | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 28 | Adjatay Dabbs | Toledo | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 30 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 31 | Mitch Bolden | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Daryl Barnett Jr. | Toledo | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 33 | 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.