2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 2 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 3 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.8 |
| 9 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 11 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| 12 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
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.