2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 1 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 105.0 |
| 2 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.0 |
| 3 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 4 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 6 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Craig Scott | Navy | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 13 | John Williams | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 14 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Devaris Brunson | ECU | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.