2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 7 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.9 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 6 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Troy | 6 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Idaho | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |