2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 2 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 3 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 8 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 11 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 11 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 11 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 16 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 17 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Craig Scott | Navy | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.