2016 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 2 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 3 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 5 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |