2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 38.7 |
| 3 | Tyler Rouse | BC | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 268 | 13.40 | 0 | 2.9 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| 6 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 10 | 19 | 290 | 15.26 | 2 | 1.9 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 19 | 286 | 15.05 | 1 | 1.9 | 28.6 |
| 8 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.1 |
| 9 | Charles Nelson | Oregon | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 10 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 26.5 |
| 11 | Tim White | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.2 |
| 12 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 23 | 208 | 9.04 | 1 | 2.9 | 26.0 |
| 13 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 196 | 12.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 14 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 22 | 191 | 8.68 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.9 |
| 15 | Dante Pettis | Washington | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 282 | 12.26 | 2 | 1.9 | 23.5 |
| 16 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 17 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 2 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 19 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 21.2 |
| 20 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | SO | CB | 9 | 16 | 189 | 11.81 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 20 | 168 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 8 | 20 | 167 | 8.35 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.9 |
| 23 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 226 | 8.69 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.5 |
| 24 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.9 |
| 25 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | JR | DB | 9 | 25 | 178 | 7.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
| 26 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 19.0 |
| 27 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| 28 | Robert Ruiz | CSU | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 128 | 9.85 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.3 |
| 29 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | FR | CB | 8 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
| 30 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| 31 | Malik Kimbrough | Purdue | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 32 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 13 | 18 | 222 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 33 | Chris Black | Missouri | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 33 | Ryan Smith | Duke | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 36 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.5 |
| 37 | Chris Johnson | UCF | JR | DB | 6 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 38 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | SO | DB | 10 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.1 |
| 39 | Charles Walker | Kentucky | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.9 |
| 40 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 41 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 42 | Desmon White | TCU | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 42 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| 44 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 44 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 46 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 10 | 17 | 149 | 8.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
| 47 | Alvin Kamara | Tennessee | JR | RB | 8 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 48 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 49 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 49 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 51 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 51 | Chris Davis, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 53 | Aaron Hepp | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 53 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 53 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 53 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | JR | TB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 57 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 6 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 58 | JoJo Natson, Jr. | Akron | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 59 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| 60 | Kaleb Fossum | Wash St | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 61 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 8 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.6 |
| 62 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | JR | RB | 8 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.5 |
| 63 | Fred Ross | Miss St | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
| 64 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 64 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 64 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 64 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 64 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 69 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 69 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 71 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 71 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 73 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise St | JR | WR | 10 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| 74 | Bra'Lon Cherry | NC State | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 75 | Nick Harvey | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| 76 | Armanti Foreman | Texas | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 76 | Jared Cornelius | Arkansas | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 78 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 79 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 80 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 80 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 82 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 82 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 84 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 11 | 18 | 105 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
| 85 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | FR | WR | 14 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 86 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 10 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 87 | Emmett Thomas | CMU | SO | DB | 6 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| 88 | John Williams | Memphis | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 88 | Marcus Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 90 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | JR | RB | 8 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| 91 | Kalija Lipscomb | Vanderbilt | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 92 | Craig Scott | Navy | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| 92 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 92 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 92 | Jay MacIntyre | Colorado | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 92 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 97 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 98 | David Williams | SJSU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 99 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.4 |
| 100 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.