2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bra'Lon Cherry | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 2 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 5 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 48.5 |
| 8 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 10 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 12 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 16 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 17 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 2 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.5 |
| 19 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Deontay Burnett | USC | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Artavis Scott | Clemson | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 25 | Tyler Rouse | BC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| 27 | Nyqwan Murray | FSU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Kaleb Fossum | Wash St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 34 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| 35 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.