2007 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Robinson | Utah State | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 378 | 18.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.5 |
| 2 | Deon Murphy | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 26 | 491 | 18.88 | 1 | 2.2 | 40.9 |
| 3 | Brandon James | Florida | SO | RB | 11 | 14 | 254 | 18.14 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.1 |
| 4 | Leodis McKelvin | Troy | SR | DB | 12 | 25 | 436 | 17.44 | 3 | 2.1 | 36.3 |
| 5 | Shiloh Keo | Idaho | SO | DB | 12 | 19 | 319 | 16.79 | 1 | 1.6 | 26.6 |
| 6 | Philip Beck | La Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 19 | 313 | 16.47 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.1 |
| 7 | Javier Arenas | Alabama | SO | DB | 12 | 21 | 323 | 15.38 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.9 |
| 8 | Jeremy Trimble | Army | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 280 | 14.74 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.3 |
| 9 | Derrek Richards | Utah | SR | WR | 13 | 29 | 426 | 14.69 | 1 | 2.2 | 32.8 |
| 10 | Eddie Royal | Va Tech | SR | WR | 13 | 31 | 455 | 14.68 | 2 | 2.4 | 35.0 |
| 11 | Andre Jones | Akron | JR | DB | 12 | 16 | 232 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 12 | Clifton Smith | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 22 | 317 | 14.41 | 2 | 1.7 | 24.4 |
| 13 | Dwight Lowery | SJSU | SR | DB | 12 | 19 | 273 | 14.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.8 |
| 14 | David Gilreath | Wisconsin | FR | WR | 13 | 26 | 364 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 15 | Quintin Demps | UTEP | SR | DB | 12 | 15 | 200 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 16 | Brian Bonner | TCU | SR | DB | 13 | 41 | 535 | 13.05 | 0 | 3.2 | 41.2 |
| 17 | Darrell Blackman | NC State | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 322 | 12.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.8 |
| 18 | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri | FR | WR | 14 | 25 | 307 | 12.28 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.9 |
| 19 | Vaughn Rivers | WVU | SR | DB | 13 | 41 | 479 | 11.68 | 0 | 3.2 | 36.8 |
| 20 | Larry Taylor | U Conn | SR | WR | 13 | 31 | 357 | 11.52 | 2 | 2.4 | 27.5 |
| 21 | Brian Hartline | Ohio State | SO | WR | 13 | 20 | 229 | 11.45 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.6 |
| 22 | Kevin Jones | Ark St | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 194 | 11.41 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| 23 | Marty Tadman | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 35 | 398 | 11.37 | 0 | 2.7 | 30.6 |
| 24 | Mikey Henderson | Georgia | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 214 | 11.26 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.8 |
| 25 | Perrish Cox | Okla St | SO | DB | 13 | 17 | 188 | 11.06 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.5 |
| 26 | Derrick Williams | Penn State | JR | WR | 13 | 23 | 254 | 11.04 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 26 | Tracy Porter | Indiana | SR | DB | 13 | 23 | 254 | 11.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 28 | Joe Burnett | UCF | JR | DB | 14 | 31 | 331 | 10.68 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.6 |
| 29 | Kevin Sanders | UAB | JR | DB | 12 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 30 | Preston Parker | FSU | SO | WR | 13 | 31 | 328 | 10.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.2 |
| 31 | Kenneth Moore | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 13 | 34 | 355 | 10.44 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.3 |
| 32 | Andiel Brown | Oregon | SR | RB | 11 | 17 | 177 | 10.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.1 |
| 33 | Tom Zbikowski | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 12 | 23 | 234 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.5 |
| 34 | Anthony Russo | Washington | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 222 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.1 |
| 35 | Antoine Cason | Arizona | SR | DB | 12 | 27 | 271 | 10.04 | 2 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 36 | Terrence Austin | UCLA | SO | WR | 13 | 31 | 311 | 10.03 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.9 |
| 37 | Vic Hall | Virginia | SO | DB | 13 | 23 | 230 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| 38 | Derek Pegues | Miss St | JR | DB | 13 | 27 | 268 | 9.93 | 1 | 2.1 | 20.6 |
| 39 | Kyle Williams | Ariz St | SO | WR | 13 | 23 | 224 | 9.74 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 40 | Davone Bess | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 13 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 41 | Dennis Rogan | Tennessee | FR | DB | 13 | 17 | 165 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 42 | B.J. Hill | Ball State | JR | DB | 13 | 23 | 223 | 9.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 43 | Chase McBride | Colorado | SR | WR | 12 | 33 | 316 | 9.58 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.3 |
| 43 | Emmanuel Sanders | SMU | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 182 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 45 | Robert Dunn | Auburn | JR | WR | 11 | 32 | 301 | 9.41 | 0 | 2.9 | 27.4 |
| 46 | Brandon Tate | N Carolina | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 216 | 9.39 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 47 | Quan Cosby | Texas | JR | WR | 13 | 19 | 178 | 9.37 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.7 |
| 48 | Eugene Harris | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 13 | 30 | 279 | 9.30 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 49 | Tyler Evans | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 12 | 34 | 315 | 9.26 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.3 |
| 50 | Eric Morris | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 13 | 23 | 211 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 50 | Captain Munnerlyn | S Carolina | SO | DB | 11 | 18 | 165 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
| 52 | Alex Rosenblum | Nevada | SR | WR | 13 | 21 | 183 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 53 | Aaron Berry | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 12 | 24 | 206 | 8.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| 54 | C.J. Spiller | Clemson | SO | RB | 13 | 16 | 137 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.5 |
| 55 | Joe Bennett | Baylor | JR | WR | 10 | 19 | 162 | 8.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.2 |
| 56 | Joe McKnight | USC | FR | RB | 13 | 19 | 160 | 8.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 57 | Teric Williams | Houston | FR | WR | 11 | 19 | 157 | 8.26 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 58 | Danny Oquendo | Maryland | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 123 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 59 | Jerell Norton | Arkansas | SO | DB | 13 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| 60 | Schneider Julien | W Mich | JR | WR | 12 | 22 | 179 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 61 | Dwayne Harris | ECU | FR | WR | 13 | 31 | 250 | 8.06 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.2 |
| 62 | Greg Mathews | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 28 | 224 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.2 |
| 63 | Ray Small | Ohio State | SO | WR | 11 | 21 | 163 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| 64 | Jordan Peterson | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 11 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 65 | Colin Sandeman | Iowa | FR | WR | 10 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 66 | Kyle Hudson | Illinois | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.7 |
| 67 | Marcus Edwards | S Florida | JR | WR | 13 | 31 | 231 | 7.45 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.8 |
| 68 | Haruki Nakamura | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 13 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 69 | Taylor Kavanaugh | Oregon St | SO | WR | 13 | 27 | 186 | 6.89 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.3 |
| 70 | Bryce Mahuika | BYU | JR | WR | 13 | 21 | 143 | 6.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 71 | Chris Hobbs | Stanford | SO | DB | 12 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 72 | Reggie Smith | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 13 | 30 | 203 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.6 |
| 73 | Rafael Little | Kentucky | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 127 | 6.68 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.7 |
| 74 | Hoost Marsh | Wyoming | SR | WR | 12 | 30 | 200 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.7 |
| 75 | Michael Bumpus | Wash St | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 76 | Alex Washington | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 12 | 25 | 165 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.8 |
| 77 | Chad Jones | LSU | FR | DB | 14 | 17 | 112 | 6.59 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 78 | Dorien Bryant | Purdue | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 79 | Leon Wright | Duke | SO | DB | 12 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 80 | Jon Drager | Kent State | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 129 | 5.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| 81 | Evyn Roman | N Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 82 | Dennis Campbell | Rutgers | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 83 | Marquise Liverpool | Temple | FR | WR | 12 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 84 | Ja'Corey Shepherd | Rice | JR | DB | 12 | 23 | 120 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 85 | Phillip Nevels | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 101 | 5.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.4 |
| 86 | Harold Howell | Minnesota | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| 87 | Terry Love | Mich St | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 105 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 88 | Graig Cooper | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 11 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 89 | Frankie Solomon | New Mexico | SO | DB | 13 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 89 | Brandon Sumrall | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 91 | Desmond Reed | USC | SR | RB | 13 | 20 | 86 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 92 | Chris Garrett | Ohio | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 93 | Tavious Polo | FAU | FR | DB | 13 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| 94 | Anthony Webb | Kansas | SO | DB | 10 | 19 | 16 | 0.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
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.