2019 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Anderson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 45.5 |
| 2 | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 351 | 25.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.1 |
| 3 | Amare Jones | Tulane | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 4 | K.J. Osborn | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.4 |
| 5 | Jevon Holland | Oregon | SO | S | 12 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | FR | WR | 9 | 13 | 185 | 14.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
| 7 | Christian Tutt | Auburn | SO | DB | 10 | 19 | 248 | 13.05 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 8 | Josh Blackwell | Duke | SO | CB | 7 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.9 |
| 10 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.5 |
| 11 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Aaron Fuller | Washington | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 161 | 9.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 13 | Demari Simpkins | Utah | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 145 | 9.06 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 14 | Dominick Blaylock | Georgia | FR | WR | 9 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 15 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Kendall Hinton | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Riley Lees | N'western | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 18 | Maurice Ffrench | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.6 |
| 19 | Amari Rodgers | Clemson | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Dylan Drummond | EMU | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.3 |
| 21 | Travis Levy | BC | JR | RB | 10 | 15 | 112 | 7.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 22 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.9 |
| 23 | Dillon Stoner | Okla St | JR | WR | 11 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 24 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 25 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 11 | 19 | 130 | 6.84 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| 26 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
| 27 | Kavious Price | Kent State | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 28 | Hezekiah Grimsley | Va Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 29 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | JR | WR | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 29 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 31 | D.J. Matthews | FSU | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 32 | Melquise Stovall | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| 33 | Jeremiah Knight | Akron | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 34 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | JR | WR | 10 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| 35 | Billy Kemp IV | Virginia | SO | HB | 9 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| 36 | Bentlee Sanders | S Florida | SO | DB | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 37 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | FR | WR | 11 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 38 | Dante Cousart | FAU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 39 | Danzel McKinley-Lewis | Toledo | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Jaelon Darden | N Texas | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 41 | Kirk Johnson Jr. | UTSA | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 42 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
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.