2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2017
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 12 | 21 | 310 | 14.76 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 13 | 20 | 315 | 15.75 | 2 | 1.5 | 24.2 |
3 | Tyler Rouse | BC | SR | RB | 13 | 24 | 313 | 13.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.1 |
4 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 283 | 17.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
5 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 261 | 16.31 | 2 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
6 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 13 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 3 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
7 | Tim White | Ariz St | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 254 | 12.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
8 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 13 | 35 | 274 | 7.83 | 1 | 2.7 | 21.1 |
9 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 14 | 25 | 287 | 11.48 | 2 | 1.8 | 20.5 |
10 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 13 | 26 | 264 | 10.15 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 |
11 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 25 | 221 | 8.84 | 1 | 2.3 | 20.1 |
12 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 13 | 16 | 252 | 15.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.4 |
12 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 14 | 30 | 271 | 9.03 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.4 |
14 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 13 | 23 | 245 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
15 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 218 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.2 |
16 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | JR | TB | 12 | 22 | 216 | 9.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
17 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 13 | 29 | 225 | 7.76 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.3 |
18 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 203 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.9 |
19 | Alvin Kamara | Tennessee | JR | RB | 11 | 18 | 184 | 10.22 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.7 |
20 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 198 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
20 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 13 | 19 | 215 | 11.32 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
22 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 13 | 18 | 213 | 11.83 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.4 |
23 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | FR | WR | 12 | 14 | 196 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.3 |
23 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 10 | 16 | 163 | 10.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
25 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | SO | CB | 13 | 20 | 210 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.2 |
26 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 14 | 19 | 223 | 11.74 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
27 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 13 | 21 | 205 | 9.76 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
28 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 12 | 24 | 186 | 7.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
29 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 13 | 19 | 194 | 10.21 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.9 |
30 | Ryan Smith | Duke | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 178 | 8.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
31 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 14 | 31 | 203 | 6.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 14.5 |
32 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 19 | 183 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
33 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
34 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 12 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
34 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 13 | 21 | 174 | 8.29 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.4 |
36 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 13 | 21 | 172 | 8.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
37 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 157 | 9.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
38 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 13 | 23 | 168 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
38 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 26 | 168 | 6.46 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
40 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 14 | 17 | 178 | 10.47 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
41 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | SO | WR | 14 | 21 | 176 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
42 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 13 | 19 | 163 | 8.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
43 | Kalija Lipscomb | Vanderbilt | FR | WR | 12 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
43 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
43 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 11 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
46 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 13 | 12 | 155 | 12.92 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
46 | Kaleb Fossum | Wash St | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
46 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 14 | 22 | 166 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
49 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 150 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
50 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
50 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
52 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | SO | DB | 14 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
53 | Jay MacIntyre | Colorado | SO | WR | 14 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
54 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 12 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
54 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
56 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 13 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
56 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 13 | 20 | 132 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
58 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | JR | RB | 13 | 3 | 131 | 43.67 | 0 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
59 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
60 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
61 | Brad Stewart | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 13 | 11 | 126 | 11.45 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
62 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 11 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
63 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 117 | 7.80 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
64 | Charles Nelson | Oregon | JR | WR | 12 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.9 |
64 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
64 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
67 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 11 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
67 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
69 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | FR | WR | 15 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
69 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | JR | RB | 11 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
71 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 12 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
71 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 12 | 21 | 102 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
73 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 12 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.4 |
73 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 12 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
75 | Stephen Roberts | Auburn | JR | DB | 12 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
75 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
77 | Bra'Lon Cherry | NC State | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
77 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | SR | WR | 13 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
79 | Chris Black | Missouri | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
80 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 12 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
80 | Desmon White | TCU | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
80 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 12 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
83 | Jared Cornelius | Arkansas | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
84 | C.J. Carroll | Va Tech | SO | WR | 13 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
84 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
86 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
87 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
88 | Marcus Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
88 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 14 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
90 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
91 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 13 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
91 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | SO | DB | 12 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
93 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 13 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
94 | Matt Guidry | UTSA | FR | WR | 10 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
94 | Fred Ross | Miss St | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
96 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 13 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
96 | Brayden Beard | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 12 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
98 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SO | RB | 12 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
99 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 13 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
100 | Nick Harvey | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.