2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 17 | 236 | 13.88 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.6 |
| 2 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 150 | 10.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 25 | 249 | 9.96 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 4 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 11 | 23 | 168 | 7.30 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| 5 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 115 | 7.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 134 | 7.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 10 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 11 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
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.