2016 North Carolina Tar Heels Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 34 | 775 | 22.79 | 0 | 2.6 | 59.6 |
| at Home | 6 | 14 | 316 | 22.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 20 | 459 | 22.95 | 0 | 2.9 | 65.6 |
| in Wins | 8 | 25 | 540 | 21.60 | 0 | 3.1 | 67.5 |
| in Losses | 5 | 9 | 235 | 26.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 23 | 551 | 23.96 | 0 | 2.9 | 68.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 9 | 216 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 25 | 559 | 22.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 29 | 671 | 23.14 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 2 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 17 | 362 | 21.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 12 | 309 | 25.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 103.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 29 | 671 | 23.14 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| in August/September | 4 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.3 |
| in October | 4 | 10 | 229 | 22.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.3 |
| in November | 4 | 9 | 215 | 23.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |