2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 28 | 676 | 24.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 20 | 479 | 23.95 | 0 | 2.9 | 68.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 39.4 |
| in Wins | 3 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.0 |
| in Losses | 9 | 20 | 520 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 57.8 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 18 | 417 | 23.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 10 | 259 | 25.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 86.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 9 | 257 | 28.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 51.4 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 19 | 419 | 22.05 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 24 | 608 | 25.33 | 0 | 2.2 | 55.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 15 | 414 | 27.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 51.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 21 | 510 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 98.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 10 | 259 | 25.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 86.3 |
| in October | 5 | 14 | 320 | 22.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.0 |
| in November | 4 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |