2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 14 | 17 | 178 | 10.47 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| 2 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 13 | 21 | 205 | 9.76 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
| 3 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 203 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.9 |
| 4 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 11 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 5 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 6 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 13 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.