2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| 5 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| 7 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 8 | Mekhi Stevenson | UNLV | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 9 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Tim Crawley | SJSU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | -15 | -7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.8 |
| 12 | Robert Stanley | Fresno St | JR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 12 | John Ursua | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.