2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daryl Rollins-Davis | Ark St | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 248 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 49.6 |
| 2 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 369 | 30.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.5 |
| 3 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 203 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.6 |
| 4 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 285 | 25.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.5 |
| 5 | Malik Henry | Ga South | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.6 |
| 7 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 8 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.6 |
| 9 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 10 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 221 | 18.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.2 |
| 11 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 6 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Darrynton Evans | App St | FR | ATH | 6 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.8 |
| 13 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 6 | 13 | 168 | 12.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 28.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.