2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Jackson | Alabama | SR | DB | 6 | 11 | 253 | 23.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 42.2 |
| 1 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 280 | 12.17 | 2 | 1.9 | 23.3 |
| 3 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| 3 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 11 | 12 | 194 | 16.17 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.6 |
| 3 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 17 | 236 | 13.88 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.6 |
| 3 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | SO | CB | 10 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Tim White | Ariz St | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 195 | 12.19 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.5 |
| 3 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 150 | 10.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | SO | DB | 12 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 3 | Kaleb Fossum | Wash St | SO | WR | 10 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
| 3 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 10 | 22 | 167 | 7.59 | 1 | 2.2 | 16.7 |