2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
| 2 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 3 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Matt Guidry | UTSA | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| 10 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 11 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 8 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| 11 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 7 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 13 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | FR | RB | 8 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 14 | Shaquille Johnson | Western Ky | SR | TE | 9 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 15 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Dashone Smith | UTEP | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 17 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Nate Mullen | Charlotte | FR | WR | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 19 | Juwan Foggie | Charlotte | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Terelle West | MTSU | FR | RB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Marques Little | ODU | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 22 | Dennis Andrews | MTSU | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 24 | Kenny Buyers | N Texas | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 25 | V.J. Banks | Rice | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 25 | Temi Alaka | Rice | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 27 | Ed Rolle | Charlotte | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 28 | Houston Robert | Rice | FR | S | 6 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 29 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.