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 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | SO | WR | 14 | 37 | 212 | 5.73 | 1 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
2 | Ronnie Blackmon | Colorado | SO | DB | 11 | 27 | 245 | 9.07 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
3 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 154 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.0 |
4 | Pop Williams | Memphis | JR | WR | 13 | 27 | 319 | 11.81 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
5 | Freddie Swain | Florida | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 207 | 10.35 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
5 | Greg Dortch | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 11 | 22 | 145 | 6.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
5 | T.J. Rahming | Duke | SR | WR | 12 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
8 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
8 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SR | RB | 12 | 23 | 171 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
10 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
10 | Ryan Davis | Auburn | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 217 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
10 | Britain Covey | Utah | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 219 | 9.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
10 | Roshauud Paul | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 12 | 21 | 200 | 9.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
10 | Aulden Knight | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
15 | K.J. Osborn | Buffalo | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 228 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
16 | Michael Walker | BC | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 257 | 14.28 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
16 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 249 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
16 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 204 | 12.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.4 |
16 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 199 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
16 | Blake Banham | EMU | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 182 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
16 | James Proche | SMU | JR | WR | 11 | 18 | 165 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
22 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
22 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
22 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
22 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
22 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | JR | WR | 13 | 20 | 122 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
22 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
22 | Chuck Davis | Virginia | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
29 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 10 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 30.9 |
29 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 221 | 13.00 | 2 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
29 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
29 | Marcel Williams | Marshall | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 147 | 8.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
29 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 13 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
29 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 14 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
35 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SO | RB | 11 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
35 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 12 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
35 | Rafael Araujo-Lopes | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 157 | 9.24 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
35 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
35 | Amare Jones | Tulane | FR | RB | 12 | 15 | 113 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
35 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
35 | Zaquon Tyson | Kent State | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
35 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
43 | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 316 | 21.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
43 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 12 | 14 | 223 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
43 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 220 | 15.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.3 |
43 | Marquez Callaway | Tennessee | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
43 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 14 | 17 | 218 | 12.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
43 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
43 | Hutch White | Texas St | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
43 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | FR | WR | 12 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
43 | OJ Clark | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
43 | Khalil Shakir | Boise St | FR | WR | 10 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
43 | Kwamie Lassiter II | Kansas | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
43 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | FR | WR | 14 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
43 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
56 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 1 | 1.1 | 20.1 |
56 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 190 | 14.62 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.8 |
56 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | FR | WR | 14 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.6 |
56 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
56 | Rodjay Burns | Louisville | SO | CB | 9 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
56 | Tavares Kelly | Virginia | FR | WR | 12 | 13 | 143 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
56 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SO | RB | 11 | 12 | 104 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.5 |
56 | Trey Ellis | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
56 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 13 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
56 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | SR | DB | 11 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
56 | Quez Watkins | USM | SO | WR | 10 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
67 | Tarique Milton | Iowa State | FR | WR | 12 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
67 | Keegan Brewer | N Texas | SO | WR | 12 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
67 | Andre Wilson | UAB | SR | WR | 13 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
67 | De'Quan Bowman | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 11 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
67 | Jonathan Giles | LSU | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
67 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 14 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
67 | Damon Hazelton | Va Tech | SO | WR | 12 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
74 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SR | S | 11 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
74 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
74 | Jacob Springer | Navy | SO | S | 11 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
74 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
74 | Bryson Smith | Houston | FR | QB | 11 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
74 | Mark Quattlebaum | Charlotte | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
74 | Olabisi Johnson | CSU | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
81 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.4 |
81 | DeeJay Dallas | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
81 | N'Keal Harry | Ariz St | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
81 | Jarion Anderson | Tulsa | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
81 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 9 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
81 | Thai Cottrell | SJSU | SR | WR | 11 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
81 | Deon Stewart | Arkansas | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
81 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
81 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
81 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 13 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
81 | Wesley Kennedy III | Ga South | SO | RB | 12 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
81 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 12 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
81 | Dillon Stoner | Okla St | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
81 | Kyle Sweet | Wash St | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
81 | Brandon Aiyuk | Ariz St | JR | WR | 13 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
81 | David Bouvier | Kentucky | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
81 | Papi White | Ohio | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
81 | Johnathon Johnson | Missouri | JR | WR | 12 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
81 | Ryheem Malone | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 13 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
100 | Jeff Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 10 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 1 | 0.7 | 13.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.