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 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.5 |
| 2 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 3 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 6 | Darrell Brown | ODU | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 8 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
| 9 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Anthony Wyche | N Texas | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 11 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Tyler Wilson | N Texas | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 12 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 14 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Azar Wilson | MTSU | SR | DE | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 17 | Omari Cobb | Marshall | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Tony Gaiter IV | FIU | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Tyre'oune Holmes | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Brandon Rodgers | Marshall | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 21 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |