2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 8 | 26 | 278 | 10.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 34.8 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | 21 | 334 | 15.90 | 2 | 2.1 | 33.4 |
| 4 | Maryland | 6 | 9 | 164 | 18.22 | 2 | 1.5 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.7 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 7 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| 7 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 8 | Illinois | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 9 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 11 | 24 | 144 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 6 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 9 | 19 | 102 | 5.37 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.3 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 11 | 16 | 118 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 14 | Penn State | 11 | 25 | 115 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.5 |