2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 6 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 7 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
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.