2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 7 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.7 |
| 4 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 19 | 184 | 9.68 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.0 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 6 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 7 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 7 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| 8 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 9 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
| 11 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
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.