2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 217 | 27.13 | 2 | 1.3 | 36.2 |
| 1 | Eddie Jackson | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 8 | 215 | 26.88 | 2 | 2.0 | 53.8 |
| 3 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 6 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | JR | WR | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Kendrick Trotter | Idaho | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
| 3 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 7 | 17 | 196 | 11.53 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.1 |
| 3 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 136 | 9.71 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.4 |
| 3 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 7 | 25 | 209 | 8.36 | 1 | 3.6 | 29.9 |