2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site 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 | 6 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 7 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.9 |
| 3 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 6 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 6 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 7 | John Williams | Memphis | FR | WR | 6 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 7 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Larry Bryant | Tulane | FR | LB | 6 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 12 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 13 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 6 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 15 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Craig Scott | Navy | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 17 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 18 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Hassan Childs | S Florida | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 19 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |