2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.6 | 
| 2 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 
| 3 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | SO | CB | 6 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.3 | 
| 4 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.5 | 
| 5 | Tim White | Ariz St | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.2 | 
| 6 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 
| 7 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 6 | 15 | 258 | 17.20 | 2 | 2.5 | 43.0 | 
| 8 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 8 | 16 | 275 | 17.19 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.4 | 
| 9 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 6 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 
| 10 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.3 | 
| 11 | Tyler Rouse | BC | SR | RB | 6 | 12 | 177 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 | 
| 12 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | SO | DB | 6 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.5 | 
| 13 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.7 | 
| 14 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 152 | 13.82 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.3 | 
| 14 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 152 | 13.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.3 | 
| 16 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.6 | 
| 17 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 
| 18 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 6 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.3 | 
| 19 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.8 | 
| 20 | C.J. Carroll | Va Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 
| 21 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 211 | 12.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 30.1 | 
| 22 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 7 | 14 | 173 | 12.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.7 | 
| 23 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 6 | 12 | 147 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 | 
| 24 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 | 
| 25 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 144 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 
| 26 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 6 | 18 | 205 | 11.39 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.2 | 
| 27 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 141 | 10.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.5 | 
| 28 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | JR | TB | 6 | 12 | 128 | 10.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 | 
| 29 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 
| 30 | Alvin Kamara | Tennessee | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 
| 31 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 
| 32 | Ryan Smith | Duke | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 
| 33 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 
| 34 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 
| 35 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 
| 36 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 7 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 2.3 | 21.0 | 
| 37 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 
| 38 | Chris Black | Missouri | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 
| 39 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 | 
| 40 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 
| 41 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 
| 42 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 6 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 
| 42 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.1 | 
| 44 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 | 
| 45 | John Ursua | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 
| 46 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.5 | 
| 47 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 
| 48 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 
| 49 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 
| 50 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 6 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 
| 51 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 
| 52 | Bra'Lon Cherry | NC State | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 
| 53 | Vic Wharton III | California | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 
| 54 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 
| 55 | Fred Ross | Miss St | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 
| 56 | Jay MacIntyre | Colorado | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 
| 57 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 
| 58 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 
| 59 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 
| 60 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 
| 61 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 
| 62 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 
| 63 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 7 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 
| 64 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 
| 65 | Victor Bolden Jr. | Oregon St | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 
| 66 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 6 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 
| 67 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 
| 67 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 
| 69 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 
| 70 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 
| 71 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 
| 72 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 7 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 0 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 
| 73 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 
| 74 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 
| 75 | Gary Jennings | WVU | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 
| 76 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 6 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 
| 77 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 
| 78 | Jared Cornelius | Arkansas | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 
| 79 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 
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.