2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 170 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 56.7 |
| 2 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 280 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 93.3 |
| 3 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.0 |
| 5 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 6 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 7 | Daryl Rollins-Davis | Ark St | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 9 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 16 | 275 | 17.19 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.8 |
| 10 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 14 | 217 | 15.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 54.3 |
| 11 | Darrynton Evans | App St | FR | ATH | 4 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.5 |
| 12 | Quan Howard | Ga South | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.7 |
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.