2016 Tennessee Volunteers Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 34 | 689 | 20.26 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.0 |
| at Home | 7 | 18 | 363 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 16 | 326 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.3 |
| in Wins | 9 | 27 | 531 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| in Losses | 4 | 7 | 158 | 22.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.5 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 18 | 371 | 20.61 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 16 | 318 | 19.88 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 25 | 515 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 28 | 551 | 19.68 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 138.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 9 | 19 | 351 | 18.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 9 | 200 | 22.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 25 | 505 | 20.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 9 | 166 | 18.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.5 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| in November | 4 | 18 | 382 | 21.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 95.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |