2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2019
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 14 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.9 |
2 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 11 | 15 | 318 | 21.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.9 |
3 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 14 | 29 | 313 | 10.79 | 1 | 2.1 | 22.4 |
4 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 15 | 39 | 299 | 7.67 | 1 | 2.6 | 19.9 |
5 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 286 | 15.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 26.0 |
6 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 12 | 25 | 276 | 11.04 | 2 | 2.1 | 23.0 |
7 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 274 | 13.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.8 |
8 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
8 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 12 | 30 | 262 | 8.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.8 |
10 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 257 | 13.53 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
10 | K.J. Osborn | Buffalo | JR | WR | 14 | 25 | 257 | 10.28 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.4 |
12 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
13 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 13 | 19 | 249 | 13.11 | 2 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
14 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
15 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 238 | 9.92 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
16 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 15 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.5 |
17 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 13 | 28 | 231 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.8 |
18 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 11 | 22 | 224 | 10.18 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
19 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 13 | 14 | 223 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.2 |
20 | Jeff Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.1 |
20 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 221 | 8.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
22 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 219 | 14.60 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.8 |
23 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 14 | 17 | 218 | 12.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
24 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 217 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
25 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 13 | 17 | 216 | 12.71 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
26 | Jayden Reed | W Mich | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.5 |
27 | Blake Banham | EMU | SR | WR | 13 | 21 | 209 | 9.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
27 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 13 | 24 | 209 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
29 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 199 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
30 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 10 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
31 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
32 | DeeJay Dallas | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 13 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
33 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 180 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
34 | Isaiah Zuber | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
34 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 12 | 15 | 178 | 11.87 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
36 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
37 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
38 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 166 | 11.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
38 | Hutch White | Texas St | JR | WR | 12 | 16 | 166 | 10.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
38 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 166 | 8.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
41 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 165 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
42 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 162 | 11.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
43 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 14 | 19 | 159 | 8.37 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
44 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
45 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 12 | 27 | 156 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
46 | N'Keal Harry | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
46 | Tarique Milton | Iowa State | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.7 |
48 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 147 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
48 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
48 | Marcel Williams | Marshall | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 147 | 8.65 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
51 | Lynn Bowden, Jr. | Kentucky | SO | WR | 13 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 2 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
51 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 13 | 25 | 146 | 5.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
53 | Tavares Kelly | Virginia | FR | WR | 13 | 13 | 143 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
54 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
55 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 13 | 20 | 141 | 7.05 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
56 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | FR | WR | 13 | 15 | 140 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
57 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 139 | 12.64 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.6 |
58 | Isaiah Harper | ODU | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
58 | Quez Watkins | USM | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
58 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SO | RB | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
61 | Keegan Brewer | N Texas | SO | WR | 13 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
62 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 129 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
63 | Tyron Arnett | W Mich | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 18.3 |
63 | Andre Wilson | UAB | SR | WR | 14 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
65 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 13 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
66 | De'Quan Bowman | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
66 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 124 | 4.96 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
68 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 14 | 22 | 122 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
69 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SR | S | 12 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
70 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | FR | DB | 13 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
71 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 13 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
71 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 13 | 15 | 113 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
73 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 22.0 |
74 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 14 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
75 | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | FR | WR | 13 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
76 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.4 |
77 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SR | WR | 12 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
77 | Justice Augafa | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 10 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
77 | Nikko Remigio | California | FR | WR | 9 | 15 | 103 | 6.87 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
80 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SO | WR | 12 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
81 | Wesley Kennedy III | Ga South | SO | RB | 13 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.7 |
82 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | SR | WR | 13 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
83 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.9 |
83 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 12 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
85 | Jalen Reagor | TCU | SO | WR | 13 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
86 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 13 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
87 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | JR | WR | 13 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
88 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
89 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.0 |
89 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 12 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
91 | Jonathan Giles | LSU | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
92 | Tra Minter | USA | JR | RB | 12 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.6 |
92 | Deon Stewart | Arkansas | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
94 | Trevon Brown | ECU | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
95 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 12 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
96 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
97 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
98 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SO | WR | 13 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
98 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 13 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
98 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.8 |