2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 7 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 8 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 3 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 7 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 9 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 11 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 13 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 14 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |