2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.3 |
| 2 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 6 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 3 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 4 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
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.