2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 144.0 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 1 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 1 | 6.0 | 115.0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 112 | 37.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 112.0 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 101.0 |
| 5 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 98.0 |
| 6 | Baylor | 1 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 95.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 92 | 30.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 92.0 |
| 8 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 91.0 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 90.0 |
| 10 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 89 | 89.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 89.0 |
| 11 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 81.0 |
| 12 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 77.0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 76 | 38.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 76.0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.0 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 71.0 |
| 16 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 17 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 68.0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 19 | Toledo | 1 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 1 | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 21 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 23 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| 24 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 25 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 26 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 27 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 27 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 30 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 31 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 38.0 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.0 |
| 35 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 36 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 37 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 37 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 30.0 |
| 39 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 39 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 41 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 42 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 42 | Kent State | 2 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 48 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 48 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 48 | UTSA | 1 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 20.0 |
| 52 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 19.0 |
| 55 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 57 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 57 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 57 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 61 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 16.0 |
| 66 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 15.0 |
| 68 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 68 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| 70 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 71 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 73 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 73 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.5 |
| 76 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 76 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 78 | Army | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 79 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 83 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 86 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 88 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 88 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 92 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 92 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 94 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 96 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |
| 97 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | -13 | -3.25 | 0 | 4.0 | -13.0 |