2016 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 7 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 4 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 7 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 7 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Calen Holt | Army | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 7 | Morgan Unga | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |