2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.7 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 5 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 39.2 |
| 3 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 7 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.6 |
| 4 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 12 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 12 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 12 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 6 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| 18 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 19 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 19 | Chase Dutra | Indiana | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Isaac James | Indiana | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Donnie Corley | Mich St | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 25 | Michael Jocz | Michigan | SR | TE | 6 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | -26 | -26.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -4.3 |
| 27 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 27 | Cam Brown | Penn State | FR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.