2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 19 | 286 | 15.05 | 1 | 1.9 | 28.6 |
| 3 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 4 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 20 | 168 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 6 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| 8 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 9 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 10 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 11 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 11 | 18 | 105 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
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.