2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 7 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| 3 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 6 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 6 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 7 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 9 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 5 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.2 |
| 10 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
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.