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 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 21 | 210 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 2 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 9 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 5 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 9 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 11 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 141 | 14.10 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.7 |
| 12 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 10 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 13 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 0.8 | 16.4 |
| 13 | William Likely III | Maryland | SR | DB | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 15 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 15 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 9 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 18 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 19 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 19 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 19 | Gregg Garrity | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 10 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 25 | Juwan Johnson | Penn State | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Chase Dutra | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Edward Barksdale III | Mich St | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 25 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Ricky Finco | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 25 | Zach Grant | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Isaac James | Indiana | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cam Brown | Penn State | FR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | D.J. Taylor | Illinois | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 25 | Donnie Corley | Mich St | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |