2016 Mountain West Conference 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 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| 2 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.4 |
| 3 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| 5 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
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.