2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 2 | 1.1 | 27.9 |
| 2 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 7 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Will Watson | BGSU | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 8 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Dedrick Cromartie | Ball State | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 10 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Ezra Saffold | N Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Winslow Chapman | CMU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 15 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 16 | Ernest Calhoun | Kent State | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 17 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 17 | D.J. Brown | N Illinois | SO | WR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |