2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 6 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 6 | 12 | 147 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 4 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 6 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 6 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
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.