2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.9 |
| 2 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 3 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Will Watson | BGSU | SR | DB | 6 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 8 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 7 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 10 | D.J. Brown | N Illinois | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 11 | Jared Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Randy Stites | Ohio | SR | CB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Marquis Zimmerman | BGSU | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Winslow Chapman | CMU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 16 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 17 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 18 | Kenny Golladay | N Illinois | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Ernest Calhoun | Kent State | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 20 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Eddie Daugherty | EMU | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |