2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 4 12 309 25.75 0 3.0 77.3
2 Joshua Franklin W Mich SR DB 5 7 227 32.43 1 1.4 45.4
3 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 4 7 179 25.57 0 1.8 44.8
4 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 4 10 166 16.60 0 2.5 41.5
5 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 4 4 159 39.75 1 1.0 39.8
6 Jordan Stapleton CMU FR RB 3 4 106 26.50 0 1.3 35.3
7 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 4 4 127 31.75 0 1.0 31.8
8 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 4 6 113 18.83 0 1.5 28.3
9 Adam Taylor Sac St SO CB 4 6 106 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
10 Kezion Dia-Johnson U Mass JR WR 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
11 Bryson Hammer Toledo JR WR 4 4 71 17.75 0 1.0 17.8
12 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 5 4 83 20.75 0 0.8 16.6
13 Juan Salas EMU SR DB 4 4 65 16.25 0 1.0 16.3
14 Brendyn Smith Kent State FR WR 4 2 55 27.50 0 0.5 13.8
15 Leo Kemp BGSU SR FB 5 2 51 25.50 0 0.4 10.2
16 Justin Ruffin, Jr. CMU SO WR 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
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 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 3 2 23 11.50 0 0.7 7.7
20 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 4 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 5.8
21 Luke Reed Akron SO RB 3 2 17 8.50 0 0.7 5.7
22 Marcel Williams Akron SO WR 4 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 5.0
23 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 4 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 3.5
24 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 4 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 3.3
25 Keivin Boone-Nelson II W Mich SR WR 5 2 16 8.00 0 0.4 3.2
26 Brock Uihlein Miami (Oh) JR LB 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
26 Adjatay Dabbs Toledo JR WR 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
28 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) JR WR 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
29 Mitch Bolden Miami (Oh) JR DB 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
29 Daryl Barnett Jr. Toledo SO WR 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
31 Nicholas Thompson Toledo JR S 4 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.3 -1.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.