2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 5 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 2 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 3 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 5 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Dedrick Cromartie | Ball State | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Randy Stites | Ohio | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Winslow Chapman | CMU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Ezra Saffold | N Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 16 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Zach Guiser | Akron | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Keishawn Watson | W Mich | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |