2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 36.8 |
| 2 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 4 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.6 |
| 8 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 9 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
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.