2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
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.