2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JD Falslev | BYU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 2 | Marquis Maze | Alabama | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 177 | 29.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 59.0 |
| 3 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 2 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 4 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 6 | 14 | 295 | 21.07 | 2 | 2.3 | 49.2 |
| 5 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 6 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Chris Potter | Boise St | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 8 | Justin Brown | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 9 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 10 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 11 | D.J. Beshears | Kansas | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 13 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Tony Logan | Maryland | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 15 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 16 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| 17 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 18 | Marlon Pollard | E Mich | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Jordan White | W Mich | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Mike Shanahan | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Justin Albert | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 22 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 23 | J.J. Worton | UCF | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Waynelle Gravesande | Purdue | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 25 | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 26 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Quan Bray | Auburn | FR | ATH | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 28 | Charles Brown | N Carolina | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 29 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| 30 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.7 |
| 31 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 32 | Nick Harwell | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 33 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 34 | Taylor Embree | UCLA | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Mike Edwards | UTEP | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
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.