2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 9 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Christian Burks | SMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.