2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 56.8 |
| 2 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 4 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| 5 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.8 |
| 6 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 7 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 8 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 9.7 |
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.