2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.3 |
| 2 | Chris Black | Missouri | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 3 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 4 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Jared Cornelius | Arkansas | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Fred Ross | Miss St | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Alvin Kamara | Tennessee | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 9 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Brandon Powell | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 11 | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.