2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 24 | 273 | 11.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.8 |
| at Home | 7 | 13 | 186 | 14.31 | 1 | 1.9 | 26.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| in Wins | 3 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| in Losses | 9 | 18 | 221 | 12.28 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.6 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 19 | 241 | 12.68 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 23 | 274 | 11.91 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 17 | 214 | 12.59 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 22 | 274 | 12.45 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.4 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| in October | 5 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.6 |
| in November | 4 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |