2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 40 | 826 | 20.65 | 0 | 4.4 | 91.8 |
| 2 | Texas State | 10 | 49 | 804 | 16.41 | 0 | 4.9 | 80.4 |
| 3 | Troy | 11 | 33 | 739 | 22.39 | 1 | 3.0 | 67.2 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 34 | 739 | 21.74 | 0 | 3.8 | 82.1 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 10 | 30 | 719 | 23.97 | 1 | 3.0 | 71.9 |
| 6 | Idaho | 10 | 36 | 701 | 19.47 | 0 | 3.6 | 70.1 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 11 | 30 | 635 | 21.17 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.7 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 31 | 567 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 10 | 27 | 500 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.0 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 11 | 22 | 451 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 10 | 23 | 408 | 17.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |