2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 13 | 19 | 321 | 16.89 | 4 | 1.5 | 24.7 |
| 2 | Don Jones | Ark St | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 10 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 2 | 1.1 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 13 | 27 | 421 | 15.59 | 2 | 2.1 | 32.4 |
| 2 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 13 | 29 | 446 | 15.38 | 2 | 2.2 | 34.3 |
| 6 | Furious Bradley | USM | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 6 | Clayton York | Oregon St | JR | RB | 12 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 6 | Josh Turner | Texas | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 6 | Andre Davis | S Florida | FR | WR | 11 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 6 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 12 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 6 | T.Y. Hilton | FIU | SR | WR | 13 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 1 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Damian Payne | Houston | FR | DB | 10 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 1 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Craig Johnson | La Tech | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 6 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 13 | 18 | 335 | 18.61 | 1 | 1.4 | 25.8 |
| 6 | Chris Fields | Ohio State | SO | WR | 13 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Chad Bumphis | Miss St | JR | WR | 13 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 6 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 232 | 16.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.3 |
| 6 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 14 | 20 | 315 | 15.75 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Chris McNeill | Wyoming | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 10 | 9 | 141 | 15.67 | 1 | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| 6 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 12 | 10 | 141 | 14.10 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Patrick Edwards | Houston | SR | WR | 14 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Rishard Matthews | Nevada | SR | WR | 12 | 23 | 307 | 13.35 | 1 | 1.9 | 25.6 |
| 6 | Marquis Maze | Alabama | SR | WR | 13 | 33 | 436 | 13.21 | 1 | 2.5 | 33.5 |
| 6 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| 6 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | FR | WR | 11 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 6 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 14 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 13 | 27 | 323 | 11.96 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.8 |
| 6 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 13 | 16 | 189 | 11.81 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 6 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 14 | 31 | 356 | 11.48 | 1 | 2.2 | 25.4 |
| 6 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 195 | 11.47 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Greg Reid | FSU | JR | DB | 11 | 37 | 416 | 11.24 | 1 | 3.4 | 37.8 |
| 6 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 14 | 25 | 274 | 10.96 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.6 |
| 6 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 13 | 18 | 196 | 10.89 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.1 |
| 6 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 13 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 13 | 18 | 195 | 10.83 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 6 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 6 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 13 | 16 | 166 | 10.38 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 6 | JD Falslev | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 22 | 220 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| 6 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 13 | 16 | 149 | 9.31 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Michael Campanaro | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 12 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 14 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Byron Jones | U Conn | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.8 |