2016 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 2 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 5 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 5 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 8 | Calen Holt | Army | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 8 | Morgan Unga | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |