2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Troy | 4 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Texas State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |