2016 Independent 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 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.5 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Calen Holt | Army | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Morgan Unga | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |