2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.8 |
| 2 | Idaho | 10 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 2 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
| 3 | Texas State | 10 | 19 | 189 | 9.95 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.9 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 11 | 15 | 140 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Troy | 11 | 19 | 165 | 8.68 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 11 | 32 | 260 | 8.13 | 2 | 2.9 | 23.6 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 10 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |