2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 8 20 525 26.25 0 2.5 65.6
2 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 9 16 505 31.56 2 1.8 56.1
3 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 9 11 331 30.09 1 1.2 36.8
4 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 8 14 311 22.21 0 1.8 38.9
5 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 9 11 279 25.36 0 1.2 31.0
6 Joshua Franklin W Mich SR DB 8 9 255 28.33 1 1.1 31.9
7 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 6 13 225 17.31 0 2.2 37.5
8 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 9 10 195 19.50 0 1.1 21.7
9 Bryson Hammer Toledo JR WR 9 8 176 22.00 0 0.9 19.6
10 Adam Taylor Sac St SO CB 10 8 141 17.63 0 0.8 14.1
11 Kezion Dia-Johnson U Mass JR WR 9 7 136 19.43 0 0.8 15.1
12 Jordan Stapleton CMU FR RB 4 4 106 26.50 0 1.0 26.5
13 Nick Devereaux EMU SR WR 6 5 95 19.00 0 0.8 15.8
14 Juan Salas EMU SR DB 10 5 81 16.20 0 0.5 8.1
15 Isaiah Dawson BGSU SO WR 2 5 78 15.60 0 2.5 39.0
16 Justin Ruffin, Jr. CMU SO WR 6 3 75 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
17 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 8 4 68 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
18 Brendyn Smith Kent State FR WR 6 2 55 27.50 0 0.3 9.2
19 Ke'Marion Baldwin BGSU JR RB 7 4 54 13.50 0 0.6 7.7
20 Leo Kemp BGSU SR FB 9 2 51 25.50 0 0.2 5.7
21 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 10 1 50 50.00 0 0.1 5.0
22 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 7 4 48 12.00 0 0.6 6.9
23 TJ Magee U Mass SR CB 7 2 45 22.50 0 0.3 6.4
24 Donovan Delaney Jr. Kent State SR RB 7 2 42 21.00 0 0.3 6.0
25 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 7 2 41 20.50 0 0.3 5.9
26 Zach Hackleman Ohio FR WR 4 2 30 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
27 Keivin Boone-Nelson II W Mich SR WR 8 3 27 9.00 0 0.4 3.4
28 Trenton Jones Toledo FR WR 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
28 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 8 1 23 23.00 0 0.1 2.9
28 Daryl Barnett Jr. Toledo SO WR 9 3 23 7.67 0 0.3 2.6
31 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 10 1 21 21.00 0 0.1 2.1
32 Marcel Williams Akron SO WR 8 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 2.5
33 Wayne Harris Kent State SO WR 7 1 19 19.00 0 0.1 2.7
34 Luke Reed Akron SO RB 5 2 17 8.50 0 0.4 3.4
35 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 9 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.8
36 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 8 1 14 14.00 0 0.1 1.8
37 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 7 1 13 13.00 0 0.1 1.9
38 Elijah Jackson Ball State SR RB 4 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 3.0
38 Mikey Crawford Buffalo JR CB 9 1 12 12.00 0 0.1 1.3
40 Clint Walker Buffalo SR TE 9 1 10 10.00 0 0.1 1.1
40 Benson Prosper EMU SR WR 10 1 10 10.00 0 0.1 1.0
42 Nate Levicki W Mich SR TE 8 1 9 9.00 0 0.1 1.1
43 Joseph Griffin Jr. U Mass SR WR 6 1 8 8.00 0 0.2 1.3
43 Ben Sahakian Toledo SR DE 9 2 8 4.00 0 0.2 0.9
45 Brock Uihlein Miami (Oh) JR LB 9 1 7 7.00 0 0.1 0.8
45 Adjatay Dabbs Toledo JR WR 9 1 7 7.00 0 0.1 0.8
47 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) JR WR 9 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.6