2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October 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 | 4 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.3 |
| 2 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 3 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
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.