2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 2 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 3 | Jalen McCleskey | Okla St | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Armanti Foreman | Texas | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Gary Jennings | WVU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Desmon White | TCU | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |