2016 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 33 | 689 | 20.88 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| at Home | 7 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 21 | 454 | 21.62 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.7 |
| in Wins | 7 | 25 | 540 | 21.60 | 0 | 3.6 | 77.1 |
| in Losses | 6 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 25 | 584 | 23.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 20 | 433 | 21.65 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 32 | 672 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 16 | 351 | 21.94 | 0 | 3.2 | 70.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 31 | 659 | 21.26 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.9 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| in October | 4 | 12 | 285 | 23.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.3 |
| in November | 4 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 50.0 |