2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 156 | 31.20 | 2 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 2 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 149 | 29.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.3 |
| 3 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 5 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 2 | 1.4 | 35.2 |
| 6 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 8 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.7 |
| 9 | Charles Nelson | Oregon | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 10 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 5 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Nacarius Fant | Western Ky | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 12 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.8 |
| 13 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.8 |
| 14 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 14 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 16 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 5 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
| 17 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| 18 | Chris Black | Missouri | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Tyler Rouse | BC | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 222 | 13.06 | 0 | 3.4 | 44.4 |
| 20 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.2 |
| 21 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.5 |
| 21 | Tim White | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| 21 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 24 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.3 |
| 25 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| 26 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 27 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 1 | 2.2 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 4 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Ryan Smith | Duke | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 30 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 31 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 32 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 33 | Jay MacIntyre | Colorado | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 26.8 |
| 34 | Jalen McCleskey | Okla St | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 36 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 37 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 38 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.6 |
| 39 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 40 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| 41 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 5 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 42 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 163 | 9.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| 43 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.8 |
| 44 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 45 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 46 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.0 |
| 47 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 48 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 10 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 49 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 142 | 7.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 35.5 |
| 50 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 51 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 53 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 54 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 55 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 56 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 57 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.6 |
| 58 | Kaleb Fossum | Wash St | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 59 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | JR | TB | 4 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.8 |
| 60 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 60 | Fred Ross | Miss St | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 62 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 63 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 64 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 64 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 66 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 66 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 68 | Collin Wilder | Houston | FR | S | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 69 | Henry Bussey III | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 69 | Brandon Powell | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 71 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 72 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 73 | Gary Jennings | WVU | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 73 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 75 | JaBryce Taylor | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| 76 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 9.7 |
| 77 | Victor Bolden Jr. | Oregon St | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| 78 | Ishmael Adams | UCLA | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 12.0 |
| 79 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | SO | CB | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 80 | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 81 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 82 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 83 | Akilian Butler | Boise St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 84 | Nyqwan Murray | FSU | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 85 | Vic Wharton III | California | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
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.