2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 8 | 12 | 123 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| 2 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| 3 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 115 | 7.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| 6 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 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.