2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 7 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 1 | 1.9 | 36.6 |
| 2 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 242 | 18.62 | 1 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 316 | 17.56 | 4 | 1.6 | 28.7 |
| 4 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 188 | 17.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.0 |
| 5 | Rishard Matthews | Nevada | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 195 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.7 | 27.9 |
| 6 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 12 | 26 | 420 | 16.15 | 2 | 2.2 | 35.0 |
| 7 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 175 | 15.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 29.2 |
| 8 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 12 | 187 | 15.58 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.4 |
| 9 | Derrick Strozier | Tulane | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 10 | Jordan White | W Mich | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 192 | 14.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.4 |
| 11 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 10 | 17 | 245 | 14.41 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.5 |
| 12 | Patrick Edwards | Houston | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| 13 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 187 | 13.36 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 14 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 186 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 15 | Mitch Burroughs | Boise St | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 239 | 13.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.9 |
| 16 | Marquis Maze | Alabama | SR | WR | 12 | 33 | 436 | 13.21 | 1 | 2.8 | 36.3 |
| 17 | Justin Albert | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 43.3 |
| 18 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 14 | 177 | 12.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.7 |
| 19 | Greg Reid | FSU | JR | DB | 8 | 26 | 325 | 12.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 40.6 |
| 20 | Mario Hull | Rice | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 34.3 |
| 21 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 7 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.3 |
| 22 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 9 | 23 | 279 | 12.13 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.0 |
| 23 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 126 | 11.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| 24 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 12 | 27 | 306 | 11.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.5 |
| 25 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 181 | 11.31 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.1 |
| 26 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 231 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.0 |
| 27 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 28 | Eric Russell | MTSU | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 29 | Chris Potter | Boise St | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 30 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | SO | WR | 11 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 31 | Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 163 | 10.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 32 | Momo Thomas | CSU | JR | DB | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 33 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 34 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 149 | 9.31 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 35 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 36 | Marquel Wade | Arkansas | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| 37 | J.J. Worton | UCF | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.8 |
| 38 | Griff McNabb | Utah | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 39 | Ronald Jones | Pittsburgh | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 40 | Josh Robinson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 41 | JD Falslev | BYU | SO | WR | 10 | 18 | 148 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 42 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.0 |
| 43 | Anthony McGhee | UTEP | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.8 |
| 44 | Marlon Pollard | E Mich | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 45 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 46 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 9 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 47 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | JR | DB | 8 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 48 | Taylor Embree | UCLA | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 49 | Eugene Cooper | BGSU | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 50 | Dwayne Frampton | Ark St | SR | WR | 10 | 22 | 155 | 7.05 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
| 51 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 52 | Josh Lenz | Iowa State | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 53 | Kasen Williams | Washington | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 54 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 55 | John Evans | Western Ky | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.3 |
| 56 | Justin Brown | Penn State | JR | WR | 9 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.8 |
| 57 | Chris Givens | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 58 | LaVon Brazill | Ohio | SR | WR | 10 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
| 59 | Terrence Mitchell | S Florida | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.8 |
| 60 | Cody Wilson | C Mich | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 61 | Leon Brooks | Wash St | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.0 |
| 62 | Josh Cooper | Okla St | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 66 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 63 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| 64 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 65 | Ryan Lankford | Illinois | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 66 | Waynelle Gravesande | Purdue | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| 67 | Steve Rene | Syracuse | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 68 | Randall Burden | Kentucky | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 69 | Tyler Cain | La-Monroe | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 70 | Tim Foley | New Mexico | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 71 | Josh Jackson | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 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.