2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 10 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 2 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 11 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 11 | 18 | 138 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.5 |
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.