2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 2 | Texas State | 10 | 19 | 181 | 9.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 6 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Idaho | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |