2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 156 | 31.20 | 2 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 2 | 1.4 | 35.2 |
| 1 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Nick Harvey | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 57.0 |
| 4 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Jesus Wilson | FSU | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 4 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Xavian Marks | Alabama | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 4 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.7 |
| 4 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 5 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 4 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.8 |
| 4 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.8 |
| 4 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 4 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| 4 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.2 |
| 4 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 1 | 2.2 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 4 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 4 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.5 |