2014 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/12/2015
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.7 |
| 2 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 3 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Kaelin Clay | Utah | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| 5 | V'Angelo Bentley | Illinois | JR | DB | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 6 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Pharoh Cooper | S Carolina | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 8 | J.J. Nelson | UAB | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 9 | Nelson Agholor | USC | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 10 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 1 | 3.0 | 26.8 |
| 11 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | FR | CB | 2 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Jalin Marshall | Ohio State | FR | HB | 4 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 13 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Stacy Coley | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 15 | Andre Debose | Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Cameron Echols-Luper | TCU | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 16 | Richy Turner | Nevada | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 18 | Ed'Marques Batties | MTSU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Jared Crump | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 20 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Tyreek Hill | Okla St | JR | ATH | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SO | DB | 5 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 23 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 23 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 25 | Markell Pack | Miss | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 26 | James Quick | Louisville | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Reggie Davis | Georgia | SO | FL | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| 28 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SR | S | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Craig James | Minnesota | FR | DB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 31 | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 32 | Dante Pettis | Washington | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 33 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SR | TB | 4 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.8 |
| 34 | Donte Deayon | Boise St | JR | CB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 35 | Ronald Butler | Utah State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 36 | Donovan Harden | Georgia St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 37 | Jaleel Canty | EMU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Damian Payne | UTEP | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
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.