2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Christian Kirk Texas A&M SO WR 4 5 165 33.00 2 1.3 41.3
2 Brisly Estime Syracuse SR WR 4 6 173 28.83 0 1.5 43.3
3 JoJo Natson, Jr. Akron SR WR 5 7 174 24.86 1 1.4 34.8
4 Eddie Jackson Alabama SR DB 4 9 158 17.56 1 2.3 39.5
5 Braxton Berrios Miami (Fl) JR WR 5 6 93 15.50 0 1.2 18.6
6 Jaquil Capel App St SR WR 4 7 105 15.00 0 1.8 26.3
6 Daniel Hamm Virginia JR TB 4 6 90 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
8 Alvin Kamara Tennessee JR RB 3 8 118 14.75 0 2.7 39.3
9 Tim White Ariz St SR WR 5 9 127 14.11 1 1.8 25.4
10 Richie James MTSU SO WR 4 5 68 13.60 0 1.3 17.0
11 Malik McGue Army FR QB 4 7 88 12.57 0 1.8 22.0
12 Hyleck Foster Marshall JR RB 5 8 99 12.38 0 1.6 19.8
13 Levarious Varnado La-Lafytte JR DB 3 4 46 11.50 0 1.3 15.3
14 Tyler Rouse BC SR RB 4 8 90 11.25 0 2.0 22.5
14 Turner Smiley N Texas JR WR 4 8 90 11.25 0 2.0 22.5
14 Trent Taylor La Tech SR WR 5 8 90 11.25 0 1.6 18.0
17 Adarius Pickett UCLA SO DB 4 7 78 11.14 0 1.8 19.5
18 Dante Pettis Washington JR WR 3 6 66 11.00 1 2.0 22.0
18 Thai Cottrell SJSU SO RB 5 6 66 11.00 0 1.2 13.2
20 Desmond King Iowa SR DB 4 14 147 10.50 0 3.5 36.8
21 Flynn Nagel N'western SO WR 4 7 72 10.29 0 1.8 18.0
22 D'Ernest Johnson S Florida JR RB 5 8 81 10.13 0 1.6 16.2
22 Mitchell Paige Indiana SR WR 5 8 81 10.13 0 1.6 16.2
24 Quest Truxton SDSU JR WR 5 10 97 9.70 0 2.0 19.4
25 Thomas Owens FIU JR WR 5 6 57 9.50 0 1.2 11.4
26 Adoree' Jackson USC JR DB 4 11 102 9.27 0 2.8 25.5
27 Brandon McDowell Texas St JR CB 4 7 61 8.71 0 1.8 15.3
28 De'Mornay Pierson-El Nebraska JR WR 4 12 103 8.58 0 3.0 25.8
29 Armanti Foreman Texas JR WR 5 7 60 8.57 0 1.4 12.0
30 Austin Conway Wyoming FR WR 4 9 77 8.56 0 2.3 19.3
31 Kalija Lipscomb Vanderbilt FR WR 4 5 41 8.20 0 1.3 10.3
32 Tre'Davious White LSU SR CB 3 8 63 7.88 0 2.7 21.0
33 Jessie Bates III Wk Forest FR DB 4 5 39 7.80 0 1.3 9.8
34 Marcus Davis Auburn SR WR 4 6 46 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
35 Corey Jones Toledo SR WR 4 5 38 7.60 0 1.3 9.5
36 Zaquon Tyson Kent State SO WR 5 10 71 7.10 0 2.0 14.2
37 Isaiah McKenzie Georgia JR WR 4 8 55 6.88 0 2.0 13.8
38 Jaire Alexander Louisville SO CB 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
39 Allenzae Staggers USM JR WR 4 5 33 6.60 0 1.3 8.3
40 Jay MacIntyre Colorado SO WR 4 7 45 6.43 0 1.8 11.3
41 Christian McCaffrey Stanford JR RB 3 4 25 6.25 0 1.3 8.3
42 Chris Davis, Jr. New Mexico JR WR 5 11 68 6.18 0 2.2 13.6
43 Jabrill Peppers Michigan JR LB 4 5 30 6.00 0 1.3 7.5
44 Darius Mosely Illinois SR DB 5 7 41 5.86 0 1.4 8.2
45 Emmett Thomas CMU SO DB 5 6 35 5.83 0 1.2 7.0
46 JaBryce Taylor UTSA SR WR 4 7 40 5.71 0 1.8 10.0
47 Dami Ayoola USA SR RB 4 6 33 5.50 0 1.5 8.3
48 Dontre Wilson Ohio State SR WR 5 10 53 5.30 0 2.0 10.6
49 Boobie Hobbs Utah JR DB 5 11 56 5.09 0 2.2 11.2
50 Greg Stroman Va Tech JR DB 4 10 50 5.00 0 2.5 12.5
50 Cedarius Rookard Troy SO S 3 6 30 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
52 Ryan Smith Duke SR WR 4 7 34 4.86 0 1.8 8.5
53 Keidrien Wadley Tulsa FR CB 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
54 Brayden Beard Cincinnati FR WR 4 5 21 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
55 James Proche SMU FR WR 4 6 24 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
56 Chris Black Missouri SR WR 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
57 Jawuan Harris Rutgers FR WR 4 5 17 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
58 Andrew Rodriguez Utah State SR WR 4 7 21 3.00 0 1.8 5.3
59 John Reid Penn State SO CB 4 5 14 2.80 0 1.3 3.5
60 Robert Ruiz CSU SR WR 4 5 12 2.40 0 1.3 3.0
61 Akilian Butler Boise St SO WR 5 8 19 2.38 0 1.6 3.8
62 Desmon White TCU JR WR 4 7 16 2.29 0 1.8 4.0
63 Bra'Lon Cherry NC State SR WR 5 6 11 1.83 0 1.2 2.2
64 Darren Carrington II Oregon JR WR 4 5 8 1.60 0 1.3 2.0
65 Antonio Callaway Florida SO WR 3 10 14 1.40 0 3.3 4.7
66 Gary Jennings WVU SO WR 4 9 10 1.11 0 2.3 2.5
67 Blaise Taylor Ark St JR DB 3 6 2 0.33 0 2.0 0.7
68 Ray-Ray McCloud Clemson SO WR 4 6 -5 -0.83 0 1.5 -1.3

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.