2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 1 | 5.5 | 55.5 |
| 2 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Troy | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |