2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 20 | 168 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 19 | 286 | 15.05 | 1 | 1.9 | 28.6 |
| 3 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 11 | 18 | 105 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
| 4 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| 6 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 8 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 10 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 56.0 |
| 11 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 11 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 11 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 15 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 21.2 |
| 15 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 15 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 11 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 18 | William Likely III | Maryland | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Gregg Garrity | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 22 | R.J. Shelton | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 22 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 22 | Ricky Finco | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Michael Jocz | Michigan | SR | TE | 10 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 25 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 25 | Juwan Johnson | Penn State | FR | WR | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 25 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Zach Grant | Illinois | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cam Brown | Penn State | FR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Corey Smith | Ohio State | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 25 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | -26 | -26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -3.3 |