2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.2 |
| 2 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.8 |
| 3 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Will Watson | BGSU | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Jared Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 9 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Ezra Saffold | N Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.3 |
| 11 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | KeVonn Mabon | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Winslow Chapman | CMU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Eddie Daugherty | EMU | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.