2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Lilly | New Mexico | FR | DB | 4 | 8 | 295 | 36.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 73.8 |
| 2 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 279 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 55.8 |
| 3 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 155 | 25.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 225 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 |
| 5 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 255 | 23.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.8 |
| 6 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 7 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.4 |
| 8 | Jamire Jordan | Fresno St | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.4 |
| 9 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.6 |
| 10 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.6 |
| 11 | D.J. May | Wyoming | SR | LB | 4 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.3 |
| 12 | Gerold Bright | Utah State | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 13 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 259 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 14 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.2 |
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.