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 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 8 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 9 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Shaquille Johnson | Western Ky | SR | TE | 5 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 14 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Matt Guidry | UTSA | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Kenny Buyers | N Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Marques Little | ODU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Nahshon Ellerbe | Rice | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.