2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 26.5 |
| 2 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 10 | 17 | 149 | 8.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
| 3 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Gary Haynes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Lloyd Hightower | Idaho | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 13 | Kendrick Trotter | Idaho | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 13 | Johnston White | Ark St | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 13 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Cedric Stone | Georgia St | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |