2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams 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 7 14 461 32.93 2 2.0 65.9
2 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 6 17 420 24.71 0 2.8 70.0
3 Joshua Franklin W Mich SR DB 6 8 255 31.88 1 1.3 42.5
4 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 6 7 196 28.00 0 1.2 32.7
5 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 6 8 181 22.63 0 1.3 30.2
6 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 5 10 166 16.60 0 2.0 33.2
7 Adam Taylor Sac St SO CB 8 8 141 17.63 0 1.0 17.6
8 Kezion Dia-Johnson U Mass JR WR 6 7 136 19.43 0 1.2 22.7
9 Bryson Hammer Toledo JR WR 6 6 132 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
10 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 6 6 122 20.33 0 1.0 20.3
11 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 6 6 113 18.83 0 1.0 18.8
12 Jordan Stapleton CMU FR RB 4 4 106 26.50 0 1.0 26.5
13 Nick Devereaux EMU SR WR 4 3 81 27.00 0 0.8 20.3
13 Juan Salas EMU SR DB 7 5 81 16.20 0 0.7 11.6
15 Isaiah Dawson BGSU SO WR 2 5 78 15.60 0 2.5 39.0
16 Brendyn Smith Kent State FR WR 5 2 55 27.50 0 0.4 11.0
17 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 6 3 54 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
18 Leo Kemp BGSU SR FB 6 2 51 25.50 0 0.3 8.5
19 Sean Patrick Akron SO RB 5 4 48 12.00 0 0.8 9.6
20 Donovan Delaney Jr. Kent State SR RB 6 2 42 21.00 0 0.3 7.0
21 Brandon White Kent State FR RB 6 2 41 20.50 0 0.3 6.8
22 Zach Hackleman Ohio FR WR 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
23 Justin Ruffin, Jr. CMU SO WR 6 1 26 26.00 0 0.2 4.3
24 Johnny Thompson Jr. Ball State SR RB 6 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 3.8
25 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 7 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 3.1
26 Marcel Williams Akron SO WR 6 1 20 20.00 0 0.2 3.3
27 Wayne Harris Kent State SO WR 6 1 19 19.00 0 0.2 3.2
28 Luke Reed Akron SO RB 4 2 17 8.50 0 0.5 4.3
29 Keivin Boone-Nelson II W Mich SR WR 6 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
30 Jordan Gant Akron SR RB 6 1 14 14.00 0 0.2 2.3
31 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 7 1 13 13.00 0 0.1 1.9
32 Elijah Jackson Ball State SR RB 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
33 Ben Sahakian Toledo SR DE 6 2 8 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
34 Brock Uihlein Miami (Oh) JR LB 6 1 7 7.00 0 0.2 1.2
34 Adjatay Dabbs Toledo JR WR 6 1 7 7.00 0 0.2 1.2
36 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) JR WR 6 1 5 5.00 0 0.2 0.8