2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 2 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 3 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| 5 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 7 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 8 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
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.