2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Marcus Hayes New Mexico FR S 7 8 223 27.88 1 1.1 31.9
2 D.J. Matthews FSU SO WR 8 15 223 14.87 1 1.9 27.9
3 Diontae Johnson Toledo JR WR 8 12 220 18.33 1 1.5 27.5
4 Isaiah Wright Temple JR WR 8 14 218 15.57 2 1.8 27.3
5 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan SO WR 9 19 237 12.47 1 2.1 26.3
6 Pop Williams Memphis JR WR 9 21 223 10.62 1 2.3 24.8
7 Michael Walker BC SR WR 8 14 177 12.64 1 1.8 22.1
8 Mike Reynolds Army SR DB 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
9 Dazz Newsome N Carolina SO WR 8 12 173 14.42 1 1.5 21.6
10 Kyle Groeneweg Iowa SR WR 9 15 193 12.87 1 1.7 21.4
11 Amari Rodgers Clemson SO WR 9 31 191 6.16 1 3.4 21.2
12 Mecole Hardman Georgia JR WR 9 10 188 18.80 0 1.1 20.9
13 Britain Covey Utah SO WR 10 19 199 10.47 0 1.9 19.9
14 Penny Hart Georgia St JR WR 8 9 158 17.56 1 1.1 19.8
15 Blake Banham EMU SR WR 8 17 155 9.12 0 2.1 19.4
16 Shun Brown Arizona SR WR 9 15 167 11.13 0 1.7 18.6
17 James Proche SMU JR WR 8 14 141 10.07 0 1.8 17.6
18 DJ Stubbs Liberty SO WR 4 4 69 17.25 0 1.0 17.3
19 Ronnie Blackmon Colorado SO DB 9 20 153 7.65 0 2.2 17.0
20 N'Keal Harry Ariz St JR WR 9 9 152 16.89 1 1.0 16.9
20 Ryan Davis Auburn SR WR 8 12 135 11.25 0 1.5 16.9
22 K.J. Osborn Buffalo JR WR 9 15 151 10.07 0 1.7 16.8
23 DeeJay Dallas Miami (Fl) SO RB 8 6 131 21.83 1 0.8 16.4
24 Clifton Duck App St JR DB 9 14 146 10.43 0 1.6 16.2
25 Jarion Anderson Tulsa JR WR 8 9 125 13.89 0 1.1 15.6
26 Warren Wand Ark St SR RB 8 16 123 7.69 0 2.0 15.4
27 Austin Conway Wyoming JR WR 8 19 121 6.37 0 2.4 15.1
28 Jeremiah Knight Akron FR WR 8 9 117 13.00 1 1.1 14.6
29 Roshauud Paul Texas A&M SO WR 8 16 113 7.06 0 2.0 14.1
30 D'Shawn Jamison Texas FR DB 9 8 124 15.50 1 0.9 13.8
31 Jeff Thomas Miami (Fl) SO WR 7 6 95 15.83 1 0.9 13.6
32 Trenton Irwin Stanford SR WR 9 11 121 11.00 0 1.2 13.4
33 Avery Williams Boise St SO CB 9 15 120 8.00 0 1.7 13.3
33 Greg Dortch Wk Forest SO WR 8 19 106 5.58 0 2.4 13.3
35 Amare Jones Tulane FR RB 8 13 104 8.00 0 1.6 13.0
36 Tarique Milton Iowa State FR WR 9 11 115 10.45 0 1.2 12.8
37 Demetrius Douglas Minnesota FR WR 9 7 113 16.14 1 0.8 12.6
37 Ugochukwu Amadi Oregon SR S 9 9 113 12.56 1 1.0 12.6
37 Sean Riley Syracuse JR WR 8 10 101 10.10 0 1.3 12.6
40 CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma SO WR 10 10 125 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
40 Tavares Kelly Virginia FR WR 8 10 100 10.00 0 1.3 12.5
42 Marcel Williams Marshall SR WR 8 13 98 7.54 0 1.6 12.3
43 Aulden Knight Cincinnati SO WR 8 14 97 6.93 0 1.8 12.1
44 Thai Cottrell SJSU SR WR 8 8 91 11.38 0 1.0 11.4
45 Tyler Vaughns USC SO WR 9 14 101 7.21 1 1.6 11.2
46 Cody Thompson Toledo SR WR 8 7 88 12.57 0 0.9 11.0
47 Garrett Binkley SDSU JR CB 7 10 76 7.60 0 1.4 10.9
48 Rodjay Burns Louisville SO CB 7 9 75 8.33 0 1.3 10.7
49 Teddy Veal La Tech SR WR 7 6 74 12.33 0 0.9 10.6
50 Otis Anderson UCF SO RB 8 9 82 9.11 0 1.1 10.3
51 Jaylen Waddle Alabama FR WR 9 8 89 11.13 0 0.9 9.9
51 Andre Wilson UAB SR WR 9 10 89 8.90 0 1.1 9.9
53 Lynn Bowden, Jr. Kentucky SO WR 8 3 78 26.00 1 0.4 9.8
53 Aaron Fuller Washington JR WR 10 15 98 6.53 0 1.5 9.8
55 Terry Juniel UTEP SR WR 8 12 77 6.42 0 1.5 9.6
55 Freddie Swain Florida JR WR 7 12 67 5.58 0 1.7 9.6
57 Chuck Davis Virginia SO WR 8 14 74 5.29 0 1.8 9.3
58 Jacob Springer Navy SO S 7 7 64 9.14 0 1.0 9.1
58 Marcus Milton BGSU SR DB 8 9 73 8.11 0 1.1 9.1
60 Ronnie Rivers Fresno St SO RB 9 12 79 6.58 0 1.3 8.8
61 Bryson Smith Houston FR QB 7 8 60 7.50 0 1.1 8.6
61 Jack Dunn Wisconsin SO WR 9 12 77 6.42 0 1.3 8.6
63 Riley Lees N'western SO WR 10 13 82 6.31 0 1.3 8.2
64 Trey Ellis Vanderbilt SR WR 8 8 62 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
65 Nikko Remigio California FR WR 7 10 53 5.30 0 1.4 7.6
66 Jayden Reed W Mich FR WR 8 7 60 8.57 0 0.9 7.5
67 Marquez Callaway Tennessee JR WR 8 6 58 9.67 0 0.8 7.3
68 Darrell Brown ODU JR WR 6 4 43 10.75 0 0.7 7.2
69 Cedarius Rookard Troy SR S 7 5 50 10.00 0 0.7 7.1
70 Bryan Edwards S Carolina JR WR 8 6 56 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
71 KJ Hamler Penn State SO WR 9 11 62 5.64 0 1.2 6.9
72 Maurice Alexander FIU JR WR 8 7 54 7.71 0 0.9 6.8
73 Wesley Kennedy III Ga South SO RB 8 8 53 6.63 0 1.0 6.6
73 Cole Tucker N Illinois FR WR 9 14 59 4.21 0 1.6 6.6
75 Hutch White Texas St JR WR 8 9 51 5.67 0 1.1 6.4
76 Corey Lacanaria Ball State SR WR 8 7 50 7.14 0 0.9 6.3
76 Brandon Sowards Mich St SR WR 9 10 57 5.70 0 1.1 6.3
78 De'Quan Bowman Texas Tech SR WR 9 9 56 6.22 0 1.0 6.2
79 Rondale Moore Purdue FR WR 9 7 55 7.86 0 0.8 6.1
80 Demetrius Kemp Wk Forest SR LB 6 1 36 36.00 0 0.2 6.0
80 Isaiah Harper ODU SR WR 8 7 48 6.86 0 0.9 6.0
82 Kylan Nelson Ohio SR S 8 5 46 9.20 1 0.6 5.8
83 Sutton Smith N Illinois JR DE 9 2 51 25.50 1 0.2 5.7
83 K.J. Hill Ohio State JR WR 10 12 57 4.75 0 1.2 5.7
85 Alex Bachman Wk Forest SR WR 7 3 39 13.00 0 0.4 5.6
86 McLane Mannix Nevada SO WR 8 5 43 8.60 0 0.6 5.4
87 Nick Mathews Marshall SR WR 8 3 42 14.00 0 0.4 5.3
88 Ezekiel Barnett La Tech SO S 6 1 31 31.00 0 0.2 5.2
88 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State SR WR 9 12 47 3.92 0 1.3 5.2
90 Marcus Simms WVU JR WR 9 3 46 15.33 0 0.3 5.1
90 Adarius Pickett UCLA SR DB 9 5 46 9.20 0 0.6 5.1
92 Rafael Araujo-Lopes Pittsburgh SR WR 9 9 45 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
93 Trevon Brown ECU SR WR 8 7 39 5.57 0 0.9 4.9
93 Thayer Thomas NC State FR WR 8 8 39 4.88 0 1.0 4.9
93 Jordan Nathan Utah State SO WR 7 12 34 2.83 0 1.7 4.9
96 Isaiah Zuber Kansas St JR WR 9 7 42 6.00 0 0.8 4.7
97 Christian Tutt Auburn FR DB 7 3 32 10.67 0 0.4 4.6
97 Jonathan Giles LSU JR WR 8 9 37 4.11 0 1.1 4.6
99 Deven Thompkins Utah State FR WR 8 4 36 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
100 Ky'Jon Tyler Coast Car JR WR 7 3 30 10.00 0 0.4 4.3

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.