2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 9 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 2 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 21 | 210 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 3 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 6 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 9 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.