2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 145 | 36.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 72.5 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.8 |
| 3 | North Carolina State | 4 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 15 | 167 | 11.13 | 1 | 3.0 | 33.4 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 6 | Clemson | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 7 | Boston College | 5 | 18 | 181 | 10.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 36.2 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| 9 | Duke | 2 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 10 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Louisville | 5 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Florida State | 2 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |