2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | FR | WR | 8 | 37 | 748 | 20.22 | 0 | 4.6 | 93.5 |
| 2 | Shaun Wilson | Duke | JR | RB | 8 | 28 | 643 | 22.96 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.4 |
| 3 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 603 | 28.71 | 2 | 2.6 | 75.4 |
| 4 | Joe Reed | Virginia | FR | WR | 8 | 24 | 590 | 24.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.8 |
| 5 | Nyheim Hines | NC State | SO | RB | 8 | 23 | 516 | 22.43 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.5 |
| 6 | Artavis Scott | Clemson | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 422 | 23.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.9 |
| 7 | Kermit Whitfield | FSU | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 362 | 19.05 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.3 |
| 8 | Myles Willis | BC | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 353 | 23.53 | 1 | 1.9 | 44.1 |
| 9 | John Armstrong | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 7 | 15 | 310 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.3 |
| 10 | Malcolm Lewis | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 301 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.6 |
| 11 | T.J. Logan | N Carolina | SR | TB | 8 | 10 | 281 | 28.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.1 |
| 12 | Malik Williams | Louisville | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 254 | 23.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.8 |
| 13 | J.J. Green | Ga Tech | JR | AB | 6 | 9 | 242 | 26.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.3 |
| 14 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.1 |
| 15 | Henri Murphy | Va Tech | SO | WR | 9 | 7 | 164 | 23.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 16 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
| 17 | Seth Dawkins | Louisville | FR | WR | 7 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Anthony Ratliff-Williams | N Carolina | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.9 |
| 19 | Der'Woun Greene | Va Tech | SR | FS | 6 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 20 | Michael Walker | BC | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 21 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 12.3 |
| 21 | Tavien Feaster | Clemson | FR | RB | 7 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 23 | Steven Claude | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 8 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| 24 | Nathan Cottrell | Ga Tech | FR | AB | 6 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Ryan Green | FSU | JR | RB | 7 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 26 | Traveon Samuel | Louisville | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Lance Austin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 28 | Khris Francis | N Carolina | SR | TB | 8 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 29 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 30 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | JR | TB | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 31 | Dakwa Nichols | NC State | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 32 | DeVon Edwards | Duke | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 33 | Bra'Lon Cherry | NC State | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 34 | Joseph Ajeigbe | Duke | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 35 | Hernz Laguerre | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 35 | Sam Rogers | Va Tech | SR | FB | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 37 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 38 | Matthew Jordan | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 38 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 40 | Tim Settle | Va Tech | FR | DT | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 41 | Jack Freudenthal | Wk Forest | FR | TE | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |