2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 165 | 33.00 | 2 | 1.3 | 41.3 |
| 2 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 2 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.8 |
| 2 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| 2 | Kendrick Trotter | Idaho | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Eddie Jackson | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 39.5 |
| 2 | Tim White | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| 2 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |