2016 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 2 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| 3 | Army | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |