2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 9 | 16 | 387 | 24.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.0 |
| 2 | Malik Henry | Ga South | SO | WR | 6 | 14 | 316 | 22.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.7 |
| 3 | Markis McCray | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.1 |
| 4 | Denzal Brantley | Idaho | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 6 | Lloyd Hightower | Idaho | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 238 | 18.31 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 9 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.3 |
| 10 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 10 | 21 | 337 | 16.05 | 0 | 2.1 | 33.7 |
| 11 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 7 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.6 |
| 12 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 5 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.