2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 4 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.3 |
| 2 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 4 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.5 |
| 5 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| 6 | John Williams | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Craig Scott | Navy | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 8 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 10 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 12 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 14 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 17 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 18 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 19 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 20 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Hassan Childs | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Devaris Brunson | ECU | SR | TE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |