2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 36.8 |
| 2 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.8 |
| 3 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 5 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.6 |
| 6 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 14 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 15 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 16 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 17 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 18 | Gregg Garrity | Penn State | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 19 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 20 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 22 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 23 | Chase Dutra | Indiana | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Cam Brown | Penn State | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zach Grant | Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Donnie Corley | Mich St | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 27 | D.J. Taylor | Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.