2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 9 | 18 | 319 | 17.72 | 2 | 2.0 | 35.4 |
| 2 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 291 | 13.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.3 |
| 3 | Greg Reid | FSU | JR | DB | 7 | 25 | 282 | 11.28 | 1 | 3.6 | 40.3 |
| 4 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 9 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 1 | 1.6 | 31.2 |
| 5 | Marquis Maze | Alabama | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 237 | 13.94 | 1 | 1.9 | 26.3 |
| 6 | Rishard Matthews | Nevada | SR | WR | 7 | 18 | 234 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 33.4 |
| 7 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 19 | 224 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.9 |
| 8 | Patrick Edwards | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 1 | 1.1 | 21.3 |
| 9 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 12 | 188 | 15.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 9 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 188 | 15.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 11 | T.Y. Hilton | FIU | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 12 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 2 | 1.7 | 30.8 |
| 13 | Justin Albert | Troy | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 183 | 9.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.9 |
| 14 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 9 | 8 | 181 | 22.63 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.1 |
| 15 | Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.0 |
| 16 | Mario Hull | Rice | FR | WR | 8 | 16 | 163 | 10.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 17 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | FR | WR | 8 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| 19 | Justin Brown | Penn State | JR | WR | 8 | 18 | 146 | 8.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 20 | J.J. Worton | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Lance Lewis | ECU | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.6 |
| 22 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.3 |
| 23 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 24 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 24 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 138 | 8.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 26 | Derrick Strozier | Tulane | SO | DB | 7 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.9 |
| 27 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 128 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 28 | Jordan White | W Mich | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 28 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.9 |
| 30 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| 31 | Mitch Burroughs | Boise St | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 32 | Griff McNabb | Utah | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 111 | 6.94 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.9 |
| 33 | Eric Russell | MTSU | SR | DB | 8 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 34 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| 35 | Chris McNeill | Wyoming | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| 36 | Nickell Robey | USC | SO | DB | 9 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| 36 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 36 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 36 | Dwayne Frampton | Ark St | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 40 | LaVon Brazill | Ohio | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 41 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
| 42 | Robert Woods | USC | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 43 | Andrew Guillot | La Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.0 |
| 44 | John Evans | Western Ky | FR | RB | 8 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| 45 | Damian Payne | Houston | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| 45 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 47 | Craig Johnson | La Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 82 | 82.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| 47 | Mike Edwards | UTEP | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 49 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.1 |
| 49 | Victor Marc | S Florida | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 49 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| 52 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
| 53 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | SO | WR | 9 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 54 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 8 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 55 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| 56 | Chris Potter | Boise St | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 57 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | FR | DB | 7 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| 58 | Todd Lee | NMSU | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| 58 | Jon Davis | Air Force | SR | DB | 7 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| 58 | D.J. Beshears | Kansas | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| 61 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 61 | Cliff Harris | Oregon | JR | DB | 4 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 63 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 9 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 64 | Tony Logan | Maryland | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.1 |
| 65 | Michael Campanaro | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 8 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| 65 | Eugene Cooper | BGSU | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 67 | Marvin Jones | California | SR | WR | 10 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 67 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 69 | Quan Bray | Auburn | FR | ATH | 8 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 69 | Kasen Williams | Washington | FR | WR | 9 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| 71 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 72 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 9 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 73 | Don Jones | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| 73 | Levi Norwood | Baylor | FR | WR | 9 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 75 | Josh Robinson | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 75 | Travis Jones | FAU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 75 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 9 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 78 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 78 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| 78 | Waynelle Gravesande | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 81 | Tommy Davis | N Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| 81 | Danny Coale | Va Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 83 | Brandon Carter | TCU | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 83 | Mohamed Sanu | Rutgers | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| 85 | Bobby Swigert | BC | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 85 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 87 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 88 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 88 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 90 | Branden Smith | Georgia | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 90 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 92 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 92 | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 94 | Furious Bradley | USM | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| 94 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 96 | Clayton York | Oregon St | JR | RB | 9 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 96 | Travaun Nixon | UTEP | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 98 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 99 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 99 | Momo Thomas | CSU | JR | DB | 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |