2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 12 | 21 | 310 | 14.76 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 3 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 12 | 26 | 264 | 10.15 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.0 |
| 4 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 14 | 22 | 166 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 13 | 23 | 168 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
| 6 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| 7 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 134 | 7.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| 8 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 10 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 14 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 11 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
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.