2016 Mid-American 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 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 2 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 3 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 217 | 27.13 | 2 | 1.3 | 36.2 |
| 4 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 8 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 6 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 7 | Jared Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 11 | D.J. Brown | N Illinois | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 12 | Kenny Golladay | N Illinois | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 12 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Scott Miller | BGSU | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Eddie Daugherty | EMU | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 15 | KeVonn Mabon | Ball State | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.