2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 224 | 44.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 74.7 |
| 2 | Dejonte O'Neal | Fresno St | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 241 | 30.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.3 |
| 3 | D.J. May | Wyoming | SR | LB | 3 | 4 | 119 | 29.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 39.7 |
| 4 | Darren Woods Jr. | UNLV | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| 6 | Daryl Chestnut | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 7 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 181 | 22.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.3 |
| 8 | Keelan Ewaliko | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.3 |
| 9 | Dejaun Butler | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 10 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.8 |
| 11 | Bailey Gaither | SJSU | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 12 | Kevin Nutt, Jr. | CSU | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 13 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 13 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 15 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 16 | Kennedy Williams | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 17 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.