2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 1 | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Troy | 5 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 5 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 5 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 9 | Idaho | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |