2016 Sun Belt 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 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.5 |
| 2 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Gary Haynes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.