2014 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Whitehead | FAU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 162 | 32.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 40.5 |
| 2 | Darvin Kidsy | N Texas | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.3 |
| 3 | Khalif Herbin | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 104 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.7 |
| 4 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 255 | 25.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.8 |
| 5 | William Likely | Maryland | SO | DB | 5 | 7 | 172 | 24.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.4 |
| 6 | Speedy Noil | Texas A&M | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Richard Leonard | FIU | JR | CB | 4 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.8 |
| 8 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 9 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 10 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.3 |
| 11 | Kaelin Clay | Utah | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 12 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.4 |
| 13 | Dante Pettis | Washington | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 14 | Andre Debose | Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 54.0 |
| 15 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | FR | WR | 5 | 15 | 234 | 15.60 | 1 | 3.0 | 46.8 |
| 16 | Jalin Marshall | Ohio State | FR | HB | 6 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 17 | Ed'Marques Batties | MTSU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 18 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
| 19 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.0 |
| 20 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Ishmael Adams | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 9 | 117 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| 22 | D.J. Dean | Arkansas | SO | CB | 5 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.6 |
| 23 | Lloyd Mills | SDSU | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.6 |
| 24 | J.J. Nelson | UAB | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 25 | JoJo Natson | Utah State | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 26 | Tyreek Hill | Okla St | JR | ATH | 3 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 30.3 |
| 28 | Victor Bolden | Oregon St | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 29 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | FR | CB | 5 | 15 | 163 | 10.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.6 |
| 30 | Clinton Taylor | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 31 | Cameron Echols-Luper | TCU | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 3.5 | 35.8 |
| 32 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.4 |
| 33 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 121 | 10.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.2 |
| 34 | Macgarrett Kings Jr. | Mich St | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 35 | Chris Harper | California | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.3 |
| 36 | Trevor Davis | California | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 37 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 38 | Jordan Thompson | WVU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 39 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 30.8 |
| 40 | Reggie Davis | Georgia | SO | FL | 5 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 40 | Casey Martin | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 42 | Tommy Shuler | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.6 |
| 43 | James Quick | Louisville | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 44 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SO | DB | 5 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.6 |
| 45 | Tyler Boyd | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 46 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SO | HB | 5 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.8 |
| 47 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SR | TB | 5 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 48 | Sherman Alston | BC | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 49 | Marcus Jones | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 50 | Sterling Shepard | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 51 | Imani Davis | Akron | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 52 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 21.0 |
| 53 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
| 54 | Jaxon Shipley | Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 55 | Nelson Spruce | Colorado | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| 55 | Shane Williams-Rhodes | Boise St | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 57 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SR | TB | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 58 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 19.5 |
| 59 | Jalen Claiborne | Wyoming | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 60 | Richy Turner | Nevada | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 61 | Devon Blackmon | BYU | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 62 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 63 | Darrius Sims | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 64 | Dee Hart | CSU | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 65 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 66 | Carlos Harris | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 67 | Brandan Thomas | Ga South | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 68 | Pharoh Cooper | S Carolina | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.6 |
| 69 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | SO | WR | 5 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 13.2 |
| 69 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | FR | DB | 5 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| 71 | Markell Pack | Miss | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| 72 | Nelson Agholor | USC | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 73 | Gregory Hogan | NMSU | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 74 | Damian Payne | UTEP | SR | DB | 5 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| 75 | Conner Floyd | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 76 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 1.6 | -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.