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 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 280 | 28.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 93.3 |
| 2 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 16 | 275 | 17.19 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.8 |
| 3 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 14 | 217 | 15.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 54.3 |
| 4 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.0 |
| 5 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 170 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 56.7 |
| 6 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.0 |
| 7 | Darrynton Evans | App St | FR | ATH | 4 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Daryl Rollins-Davis | Ark St | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Quan Howard | Ga South | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.7 |
| 13 | Tre' Perrier | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Tevaris McCormick | Troy | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 15 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 15 | B.J. Smith | Troy | FR | RB | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 17 | Gregory Hogan | NMSU | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 19 | Malik Henry | Ga South | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 20 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 21 | Jarell Brown | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 21 | Dila Rosemond | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 24 | Shelby Townsend Jr. | Ga South | SO | TE | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Gary Haynes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 26 | Kevin Shelton | Idaho | SR | DL | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 27 | Bill Cecil | App St | JR | TE | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 29 | Steven Matlock | Idaho | SR | OL | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Darius Hoggins | La-Lafytte | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |