2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Gregg Garrity | Penn State | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 6 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.