2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 3 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| 9 | John Williams | Memphis | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Hassan Childs | S Florida | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 9 | C.J. Maybin | ECU | FR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |