2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 22.3 |
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | 11 | 260 | 23.64 | 2 | 2.8 | 65.0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 9.7 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |