2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 17 | 308 | 18.12 | 2 | 2.1 | 38.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 19 | 249 | 13.11 | 0 | 2.7 | 35.6 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 7 | 17 | 156 | 9.18 | 1 | 2.4 | 22.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 2 | 2.0 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Indiana | 7 | 14 | 151 | 10.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.9 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 7 | 16 | 99 | 6.19 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 6 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.2 |
| 10 | Purdue | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 7 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Penn State | 7 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 0 | 2.7 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Illinois | 7 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 7 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.7 |