2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Darrell Brown | ODU | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 3 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 31.8 |
| 4 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Anthony Wyche | N Texas | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 8 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 10 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
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.