2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 12 | 21 | 310 | 14.76 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 12 | 26 | 264 | 10.15 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.0 |
| 3 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 13 | 23 | 168 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
| 4 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 14 | 22 | 166 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 5 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 6 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 134 | 7.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| 8 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| 9 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 10 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 14 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 11 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 16 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 12 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 17 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 18 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Gregg Garrity | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 18 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 21 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 22 | Michael Jocz | Michigan | SR | TE | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 22 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 11 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 24 | William Likely III | Maryland | SR | DB | 5 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| 25 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 12 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Juwan Johnson | Penn State | FR | WR | 14 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 27 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 28 | Ricky Finco | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 11 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 29 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 29 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 31 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 32 | Chase Dutra | Indiana | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 33 | Edward Barksdale III | Mich St | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 34 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |