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 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.7 |
| 3 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Shay LaPorte | La-Lafytte | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 14 | 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.