2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Dante Pettis Washington SR WR 5 6 233 38.83 3 1.2 46.6
2 Shun Brown Arizona JR WR 4 5 135 27.00 2 1.3 33.8
3 Blaise Taylor Ark St SR DB 3 5 115 23.00 1 1.7 38.3
4 J-Shun Harris II Indiana JR WR 4 8 182 22.75 2 2.0 45.5
5 Ryheem Malone La-Lafytte JR WR 4 5 107 21.40 0 1.3 26.8
6 D.J. Reed Kansas St JR DB 4 5 98 19.60 1 1.3 24.5
7 Boobie Hobbs Utah SR DB 4 9 175 19.44 0 2.3 43.8
8 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State JR WR 5 11 206 18.73 1 2.2 41.2
9 Michael Walker BC JR WR 5 14 253 18.07 0 2.8 50.6
10 Tajee Fullwood S Florida SR CB 4 7 106 15.14 0 1.8 26.5
11 Corey Lacanaria Ball State SR WR 4 5 74 14.80 0 1.3 18.5
12 Quadree Henderson Pittsburgh JR WR 5 8 118 14.75 1 1.6 23.6
13 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan FR WR 4 11 162 14.73 1 2.8 40.5
14 Avery Williams Boise St FR CB 4 11 156 14.18 1 2.8 39.0
15 Marquez Callaway Tennessee SO WR 5 8 109 13.63 0 1.6 21.8
16 DJ Moore Maryland JR WR 4 10 136 13.60 0 2.5 34.0
17 Darius Phillips W Mich SR CB 5 7 92 13.14 0 1.4 18.4
18 Teddy Veal La Tech JR WR 5 7 91 13.00 1 1.4 18.2
18 Marcus Jones Troy FR CB 5 6 78 13.00 0 1.2 15.6
20 Austin Conway Wyoming SO WR 5 12 154 12.83 0 2.4 30.8
21 Mike Hughes UCF JR DB 3 5 62 12.40 0 1.7 20.7
22 Greg Stroman Va Tech SR CB 5 13 159 12.23 1 2.6 31.8
23 Myles Campbell Ga South SR WR 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
24 Trevon Diggs Alabama SO DB 5 7 75 10.71 0 1.4 15.0
25 Jordan Nathan Utah State FR WR 5 6 61 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
26 Greg Dortch Wk Forest FR WR 5 13 132 10.15 0 2.6 26.4
27 Ky'Jon Tyler Coast Car SO WR 4 6 60 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
28 Darrell Brown ODU SO WR 4 12 117 9.75 0 3.0 29.3
29 Marcus Milton BGSU JR DB 5 7 67 9.57 0 1.4 13.4
30 Mecole Hardman Georgia SO WR 5 8 75 9.38 0 1.6 15.0
31 David Ungerer Idaho JR WR 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
32 Daniel Hamm Virginia SR TB 4 5 44 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
33 Stephen Roberts Auburn SR DB 5 9 79 8.78 0 1.8 15.8
34 Ray-Ray McCloud Clemson JR WR 5 11 94 8.55 0 2.2 18.8
35 De'Mornay Pierson-El Nebraska SR WR 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
36 Olabisi Johnson CSU JR WR 5 6 47 7.83 0 1.2 9.4
37 Jay Tyler Stanford JR WR 5 9 70 7.78 0 1.8 14.0
38 Allenzae Staggers USM SR WR 4 6 46 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
39 Chris Lammons S Carolina SR DB 5 7 53 7.57 0 1.4 10.6
40 Hutch White Texas St SO WR 5 8 58 7.25 0 1.6 11.6
41 Devin Gray Cincinnati SR WR 5 9 65 7.22 0 1.8 13.0
42 Thomas Hennigan App St FR WR 4 9 63 7.00 0 2.3 15.8
43 Quest Truxton SDSU SR WR 5 8 54 6.75 0 1.6 10.8
44 Marcus Green La-Monroe JR WR 4 7 46 6.57 0 1.8 11.5
45 Tarvarus McFadden FSU JR DB 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
46 Blake Banham EMU JR RB 3 6 37 6.17 0 2.0 12.3
46 Craig Scott Navy SR WR 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
48 Taz Bateman Georgia St JR RB 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
49 Nick Nelson Wisconsin JR CB 4 10 58 5.80 0 2.5 14.5
50 Sean Riley Syracuse SO WR 5 10 57 5.70 0 2.0 11.4
51 Chris Davis, Jr. New Mexico SR WR 5 6 33 5.50 0 1.2 6.6
52 Russ Yeast Louisville FR CB 5 7 36 5.14 0 1.4 7.2
53 Kalija Lipscomb Vanderbilt SO WR 5 6 29 4.83 0 1.2 5.8
54 Nacarius Fant Western Ky SR WR 4 8 38 4.75 0 2.0 9.5
55 Trever Ryen Iowa State SR WR 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
56 John Williams Memphis SO WR 4 10 40 4.00 0 2.5 10.0
57 Brad Stewart Ga Tech JR WR 4 8 31 3.88 0 2.0 7.8
58 Jamal Morrow Wash St SR RB 5 8 28 3.50 0 1.6 5.6
59 Darrell Stewart Jr. Mich St SO WR 4 6 20 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
60 Isaiah Rodgers U Mass SO CB 6 9 29 3.22 0 1.5 4.8
61 Jackson Anthrop Purdue FR WR 4 7 21 3.00 0 1.8 5.3
61 Brandon McDowell Houston SR DB 4 5 15 3.00 0 1.3 3.8
63 Cameron Batson Texas Tech SR WR 4 5 13 2.60 0 1.3 3.3
64 K.J. Hill Ohio State SO WR 5 6 13 2.17 0 1.2 2.6
65 Andre Wilson UAB JR WR 4 8 17 2.13 0 2.0 4.3
66 Eddie Daugherty EMU JR WR 4 6 7 1.17 0 1.5 1.8
67 Chris Finke Notre Dame JR WR 5 9 2 0.22 0 1.8 0.4
68 Trey Rodriguez Marshall JR RB 3 6 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0

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.