2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 10 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 30.9 |
2 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 316 | 21.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
3 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 12 | 14 | 223 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
4 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 220 | 15.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.3 |
5 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 257 | 14.28 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
6 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 249 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
7 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 221 | 13.00 | 2 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
8 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
9 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 14 | 17 | 218 | 12.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
10 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 204 | 12.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.4 |
11 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 13 | 27 | 319 | 11.81 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
12 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
13 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
14 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
15 | Hutch White | Texas St | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
16 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 199 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
17 | K.J. Osborn | Buffalo | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 228 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
18 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 207 | 10.35 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
19 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 217 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
20 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
21 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 219 | 9.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
22 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SO | RB | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
23 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
24 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
25 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 12 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
26 | Blake Banham | EMU | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 182 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
27 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 12 | 21 | 200 | 9.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
28 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 157 | 9.24 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
29 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
30 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 11 | 18 | 165 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
31 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 11 | 27 | 245 | 9.07 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
32 | Marcel Williams | Marshall | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 147 | 8.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
33 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 12 | 15 | 113 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
34 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 12 | 23 | 171 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
35 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | FR | WR | 12 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
36 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 13 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
37 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 11 | 22 | 145 | 6.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
38 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
39 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
40 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
41 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 13 | 20 | 122 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
42 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 154 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.0 |
42 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 12 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
44 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 14 | 37 | 212 | 5.73 | 1 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
45 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
46 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
47 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 14 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
48 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
49 | Chuck Davis | Virginia | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
50 | Khalil Shakir | Boise St | FR | WR | 10 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
51 | Kwamie Lassiter II | Kansas | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
52 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | FR | WR | 14 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
53 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
54 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
55 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
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.