2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 261 | 16.31 | 2 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 14 | 19 | 223 | 11.74 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 19 | 183 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| 4 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| 5 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
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.