2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 9 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 153 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 3 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 6 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 8 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
| 8 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 8 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Mekhi Stevenson | UNLV | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 13 | John Ursua | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 15 | Brett Baldwin | Air Force | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 16 | David Williams | SJSU | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 16 | Jentz Painter | Utah State | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 16 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 16 | Bailey Gaither | SJSU | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Rayshad Lewis | Utah State | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |