2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 12 | 24 | 209 | 8.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.4 |
| 2 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 12 | 29 | 160 | 5.52 | 1 | 2.4 | 13.3 |
| 3 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 4 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| 6 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 11 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 12 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 9 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 10 | John Ursua | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 12 | KeeSean Johnson | Fresno St | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 13 | David Williams | SJSU | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Jentz Painter | Utah State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Brett Baldwin | Air Force | 12 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||
| 17 | Aaron Borg | UNLV | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 17 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 19 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |