2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 2 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 6 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Jared Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 9 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 11 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Ernest Calhoun | Kent State | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 14 | D.J. Brown | N Illinois | SO | WR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Eddie Daugherty | EMU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 16 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ronnie Moore | BGSU | SR | WR | 6 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.