2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 211 | 12.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 30.1 |
| 2 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 141 | 10.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.5 |
| 3 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| 5 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 7 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.