2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 48.5 |
| 2 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Lloyd Hightower | Idaho | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Johnston White | Ark St | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 10 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Cedric Stone | Georgia St | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.