2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 1 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 7.0 | 112.0 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 2 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 3 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 5 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 2 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 9 | William Likely III | Maryland | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Corey Smith | Ohio State | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 15 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | -26 | -26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -13.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.