2016 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 2 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 11 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| 4 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 120 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 6 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Calen Holt | Army | SO | LB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Morgan Unga | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |