2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 8 | 13 | 136 | 10.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 21 | 165 | 7.86 | 1 | 2.6 | 20.6 |
| 4 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 8 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
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.