2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Watson | BGSU | SR | DB | 3 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Marquis Zimmerman | BGSU | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 5 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 5 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 5 | D.J. Brown | N Illinois | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Ernest Calhoun | Kent State | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 5 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Isaac Holder | EMU | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| 15 | Kenny Golladay | N Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Jared Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.