2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 13 | 18 | 222 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 2 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 3 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 4 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 6 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Marquis Zimmerman | BGSU | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
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.