2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 2 | Idaho | 8 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 2 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Texas State | 8 | 18 | 180 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 8 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 5 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 126 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 8 | 25 | 175 | 7.00 | 1 | 3.1 | 21.9 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |