2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 15 | 185 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 46.3 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.8 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.4 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 5 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Maryland | 5 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 5 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
| 10 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |