2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | 26 | 321 | 12.35 | 0 | 2.9 | 35.7 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 38 | 308 | 8.11 | 1 | 3.2 | 25.7 |
| 3 | Clemson | 8 | 25 | 272 | 10.88 | 0 | 3.1 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 15 | 245 | 16.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 27.2 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 6 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.5 |
| 6 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.9 |
| 7 | Duke | 9 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 10 | 15 | 132 | 8.80 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 9 | Virginia | 9 | 16 | 126 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 9 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 11 | Florida State | 8 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| 13 | Louisville | 10 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.1 |