2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| 2 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 6 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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.