2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.5 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 8 | 16 | 275 | 17.19 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.4 |
| 3 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 7 | 14 | 173 | 12.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| 6 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 9 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 7 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 10 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.