2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.6 |
| 2 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 6 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 7 | John Ursua | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Mekhi Stevenson | UNLV | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 10 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Tim Crawley | SJSU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | -15 | -7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.8 |
| 14 | Robert Stanley | Fresno St | JR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Aaron Borg | UNLV | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 14 | Brandon Presley | UNLV | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |