2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 2 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| 3 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 4 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 6 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| 7 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
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.