2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 3 | 2.4 | 47.6 |
| 2 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 6 | 18 | 304 | 16.89 | 2 | 3.0 | 50.7 |
| 3 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| 3 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Andre Davis | S Florida | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 17.4 |
| 3 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| 3 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 27.4 |
| 3 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 3 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 3 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.2 |
| 3 | Chris Fields | Ohio State | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 3 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 37.0 |
| 3 | Chad Bumphis | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 5 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 3 | JD Falslev | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 22 | 220 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| 3 | Byron Jones | U Conn | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |