2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.5 |
| 3 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 5 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 6 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 7 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 9 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
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.