2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deebo Samuel | S Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 2 | Darrius Sims | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.0 |
| 3 | Derrius Guice | LSU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Reggie Davis | Georgia | SR | FL | 1 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 76.0 |
| 5 | Brandon Holloway | Miss St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 6 | Chris Thompson | Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.0 |
| 7 | Tyler Byrd | Tennessee | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Kerryon Johnson | Auburn | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 9 | ArDarius Stewart | Alabama | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Justin Evans | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 12 | Stanton Truitt | Auburn | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Drew Morgan | Arkansas | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 14 | Micah Abernathy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Mark Thompson | Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 16 | Ricky Seals-Jones | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Hale Hentges | Alabama | SO | TE | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.