2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 22 | 394 | 17.91 | 3 | 2.4 | 43.8 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 10 | 13 | 353 | 27.15 | 4 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 3 | Missouri | 9 | 24 | 287 | 11.96 | 1 | 2.7 | 31.9 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 9 | 22 | 229 | 10.41 | 1 | 2.4 | 25.4 |
| 5 | Florida | 9 | 29 | 199 | 6.86 | 0 | 3.2 | 22.1 |
| 6 | Georgia | 11 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 10 | 16 | 131 | 8.19 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.1 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 9 | LSU | 7 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 1 | 2.3 | 17.4 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 8 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Auburn | 9 | 14 | 111 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 10 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 8 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 10 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.1 |