2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 5 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 2 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 3 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 5 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 9 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 10 | Johnston White | Ark St | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 12 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 13 | Shay LaPorte | La-Lafytte | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 14 | OJ Clark | NMSU | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Gary Haynes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 18 | Cedric Stone | Georgia St | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.