2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 2 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 3 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 4 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| 7 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
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.