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 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.4 |
| 2 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| 4 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| 5 | John Ursua | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Jentz Painter | Utah State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 14 | Mekhi Stevenson | UNLV | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Brett Baldwin | Air Force | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.