2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Guidry | UTSA | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 6 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Darrell Brown | ODU | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Dashone Smith | UTEP | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Nate Mullen | Charlotte | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Juwan Foggie | Charlotte | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Anthony Wyche | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Tony Gaiter IV | FIU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Dennis Andrews | MTSU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |