2016 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 3.2 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 3.5 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 27.5 |
| 118 | Fresno State | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 118 | Utah | 5 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.0 |
| 118 | Buffalo | 5 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 1 | 2.2 | 35.6 |
| 118 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 118 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 118 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 118 | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.0 |
| 118 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 16.2 |
| 127 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 142 | 35.50 | 2 | 1.0 | 35.5 |