2019 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 163 | 27.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.3 |
| 2 | Wesley Kennedy III | Ga South | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Dillon Stoner | Okla St | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| 6 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Josh Blackwell | Duke | SO | CB | 3 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| 8 | James Proche | SMU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 9 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.7 |
| 10 | Dante Cousart | FAU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 11 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.3 |
| 12 | Justice Shelton-Mosley | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 13 | Amare Jones | Tulane | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Travis Levy | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 15 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 16 | Jesse Matthews | SDSU | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 17 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 18 | OJ Clark | NMSU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 19 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
| 20 | KJ Sails | S Florida | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 23 | Garrett Winn | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 24 | Riley Miller | Ball State | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 25 | Maurice Ffrench | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 26 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 27 | De'John Rogers | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 28 | Avery Williams | Boise St | JR | CB | 3 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.7 |
| 29 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.8 |
| 30 | Nikko Remigio | California | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 31 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 31 | Sean Riley | Syracuse | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 33 | Tyler Vaughns | USC | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 34 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 34 | Dimitri Stanley | Colorado | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 36 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 37 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| 38 | Darrell Brown | ODU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Brandon Ezell | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 40 | Riley Lees | N'western | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 40 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 42 | Myron Mitchell | UAB | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 43 | Otis Anderson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 43 | Cade Musser | Missouri | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 45 | Billy Kemp IV | Virginia | SO | HB | 3 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| 46 | Maurice Thomas | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 47 | Demari Simpkins | Utah | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 47 | Dazz Newsome | N Carolina | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 47 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 50 | Jacob Gasser | UNLV | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| 51 | Dante Wright | CSU | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 51 | Bryson Smith | Houston | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 53 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 54 | Jake Rogers | BGSU | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 55 | Michael Wilson | Stanford | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
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.