2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams 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 | 8 | 18 | 282 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.3 |
| 2 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 284 | 18.93 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.6 |
| 3 | Malik Henry | Ga South | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 242 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 |
| 3 | Darrynton Evans | App St | FR | ATH | 8 | 16 | 285 | 17.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.6 |
| 5 | Tra Barnett | Georgia St | FR | RB | 7 | 13 | 318 | 24.46 | 1 | 1.9 | 45.4 |
| 5 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 359 | 23.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 44.9 |
| 5 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 327 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.9 |
| 5 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 8 | 15 | 243 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 30.4 |
| 9 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 275 | 21.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.4 |
| 10 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 268 | 29.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 44.7 |
| 11 | Daryl Rollins-Davis | Ark St | SO | RB | 8 | 11 | 295 | 26.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 36.9 |
| 11 | Gregory Hogan | NMSU | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 166 | 15.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.8 |
| 13 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.9 |
| 14 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.0 |
| 15 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 16 | Thurman Morbley | Texas St | FR | WR | 7 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.3 |
| 17 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 18 | B.J. Smith | Troy | FR | RB | 8 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.6 |
| 18 | Jason Huntley | NMSU | FR | RB | 7 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 18 | Jordan Eastling | Texas St | FR | CB | 8 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.4 |
| 18 | Tre' Perrier | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| 18 | Dila Rosemond | Texas St | JR | CB | 7 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 23 | Tevaris McCormick | Troy | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| 24 | L.A. Ramsby | Ga South | JR | RB | 8 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 24 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 24 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | SO | WR | 8 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 24 | Xavier Hall | NMSU | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Darius Hoggins | La-Lafytte | JR | RB | 8 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 24 | Tyler Siudzinski | Texas St | SR | RB | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 24 | Steven Matlock | Idaho | SR | OL | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 32 | Shelby Townsend Jr. | Ga South | SO | TE | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 32 | Quinton Lane | USA | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 32 | Kevin Shelton | Idaho | SR | DL | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 32 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 32 | Diantae Thomas | USA | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 32 | Nikolas Daniels | Texas St | FR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.