2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Marcus Hayes New Mexico FR S 8 13 229 17.62 0 1.6 28.6
2 Mecole Hardman Georgia JR WR 9 11 187 17.00 1 1.2 20.8
3 Sean Riley Syracuse JR WR 10 15 253 16.87 1 1.5 25.3
4 D.J. Matthews FSU SO WR 8 16 262 16.38 1 2.0 32.8
5 CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma SO WR 9 12 196 16.33 0 1.3 21.8
6 Ugochukwu Amadi Oregon SR S 11 13 201 15.46 1 1.2 18.3
7 Isaiah Wright Temple JR WR 11 16 245 15.31 2 1.5 22.3
8 Rodjay Burns Louisville SO CB 8 13 197 15.15 1 1.6 24.6
9 Maurice Alexander FIU JR WR 13 15 219 14.60 1 1.2 16.8
10 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State SR WR 9 13 179 13.77 1 1.4 19.9
11 Greg Dortch Wk Forest SO WR 9 16 206 12.88 2 1.8 22.9
12 Clifton Duck App St JR DB 12 16 205 12.81 1 1.3 17.1
13 Dazz Newsome N Carolina SO WR 10 17 211 12.41 0 1.7 21.1
14 Marquez Callaway Tennessee JR WR 7 11 136 12.36 1 1.6 19.4
15 J-Shun Harris II Indiana SR WR 8 11 129 11.73 1 1.4 16.1
16 Kyle Groeneweg Iowa SR WR 11 20 233 11.65 1 1.8 21.2
17 Otis Anderson UCF SO RB 10 14 161 11.50 0 1.4 16.1
18 Freddie Swain Florida JR WR 7 17 195 11.47 1 2.4 27.9
19 Ryan Davis Auburn SR WR 8 12 136 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
20 Michael Walker BC SR WR 10 17 183 10.76 0 1.7 18.3
21 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan SO WR 8 15 161 10.73 1 1.9 20.1
22 Pop Williams Memphis JR WR 12 27 287 10.63 1 2.3 23.9
23 Hutch White Texas St JR WR 12 16 166 10.38 0 1.3 13.8
24 Shun Brown Arizona SR WR 11 17 176 10.35 0 1.5 16.0
25 Tyler Vaughns USC SO WR 9 15 155 10.33 1 1.7 17.2
26 K.J. Osborn Buffalo JR WR 13 25 257 10.28 0 1.9 19.8
27 Thayer Thomas NC State FR WR 10 12 122 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
28 Avery Williams Boise St SO CB 10 12 120 10.00 0 1.2 12.0
29 Blake Banham EMU SR WR 12 21 209 9.95 0 1.8 17.4
30 Ronnie Rivers Fresno St SO RB 9 14 138 9.86 0 1.6 15.3
30 Chris Finke Notre Dame SR WR 9 14 138 9.86 0 1.6 15.3
30 Quez Watkins USM SO WR 11 14 138 9.86 1 1.3 12.5
33 Thai Cottrell SJSU SR WR 8 11 103 9.36 0 1.4 12.9
34 Marcel Williams Marshall SR WR 13 17 147 8.65 0 1.3 11.3
35 Ronnie Blackmon Colorado SO DB 10 27 232 8.59 0 2.7 23.2
36 Amari Rodgers Clemson SO WR 11 33 282 8.55 1 3.0 25.6
37 Britain Covey Utah SO WR 10 17 141 8.29 0 1.7 14.1
38 Warren Wand Ark St SR RB 12 28 231 8.25 0 2.3 19.3
39 Jordan Nathan Utah State SO WR 11 18 145 8.06 1 1.6 13.2
40 Justice Augafa Hawai'i JR RB 9 13 103 7.92 0 1.4 11.4
41 Keith Mixon Miss St JR WR 7 9 69 7.67 0 1.3 9.9
42 Amare Jones Tulane FR RB 11 15 113 7.53 0 1.4 10.3
43 Trevon Brown ECU SR WR 10 12 88 7.33 0 1.2 8.8
44 Roshauud Paul Texas A&M SO WR 9 17 120 7.06 0 1.9 13.3
45 Rafael Araujo-Lopes Pittsburgh SR WR 9 12 83 6.92 0 1.3 9.2
46 Michael Shelton BYU SR DB 10 17 115 6.76 0 1.7 11.5
47 James Proche SMU JR WR 9 15 101 6.73 0 1.7 11.2
48 Aaron Fuller Washington JR WR 12 18 114 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
49 Terry Juniel UTEP SR WR 12 21 129 6.14 0 1.8 10.8
50 T.J. Rahming Duke SR WR 10 21 122 5.81 0 2.1 12.2
51 Aulden Knight Cincinnati SO WR 12 23 127 5.52 0 1.9 10.6
52 Damon Hazelton Va Tech SO WR 11 14 75 5.36 0 1.3 6.8
53 Austin Conway Wyoming JR WR 8 20 103 5.15 0 2.5 12.9
54 Tyre McCants S Florida SR WR 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
55 Khalil Shakir Boise St FR WR 9 12 54 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
56 Jack Dunn Wisconsin SO WR 9 13 58 4.46 0 1.4 6.4
57 Cole Tucker N Illinois FR WR 13 17 69 4.06 0 1.3 5.3
58 Olabisi Johnson CSU SR WR 8 12 48 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
59 Chuck Davis Virginia SO WR 12 19 73 3.84 0 1.6 6.1
60 Riley Lees N'western SO WR 10 12 41 3.42 0 1.2 4.1
61 Zaquon Tyson Kent State SR WR 11 17 49 2.88 0 1.5 4.5
62 Taivon Jacobs Maryland SR WR 7 12 28 2.33 0 1.7 4.0

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.