2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 10 | 14 | 140 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Troy | 10 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.6 |
| 4 | Idaho | 9 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 2 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 8 | 30 | 224 | 7.47 | 2 | 3.8 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 6 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |