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 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 6 | 14 | 295 | 21.07 | 2 | 2.3 | 49.2 |
| 2 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 2 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 2 | Justin Brown | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 2 | Quan Bray | Auburn | FR | ATH | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Marquis Maze | Alabama | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 177 | 29.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 59.0 |
| 9 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 9 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Tony Logan | Maryland | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 9 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Kenric McNeal | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 9 | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 16 | Kasen Williams | Washington | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 16 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 16 | D.J. Beshears | Kansas | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 16 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 5 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.4 |
| 16 | Travis Benjamin | Miami (Fl) | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| 16 | Justin Albert | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 16 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Taylor Embree | UCLA | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 16 | John Goodman | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Nick Williams | U Conn | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Chris Potter | Boise St | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 28 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| 28 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 28 | Waynelle Gravesande | Purdue | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 28 | Levi Norwood | Baylor | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 28 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 28 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Charles Brown | N Carolina | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Kenny Stills | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 40 | Michael Campanaro | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 40 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 40 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 40 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 4 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 40 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 40 | Branden Smith | Georgia | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 40 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | FR | RB | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 40 | De'Ante Saunders | Florida | FR | DB | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 40 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 40 | Mike Shanahan | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 40 | J.J. Worton | UCF | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 40 | Devin Aguilar | Washington | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 40 | Josh Cooper | Okla St | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 40 | Danny Webster | ECU | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 40 | Nick Harwell | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 40 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 40 | Randall Burden | Kentucky | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 40 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 40 | Mike Edwards | UTEP | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 40 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 40 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 40 | Steve Rene | Syracuse | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 40 | Craig Johnson | La Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| 40 | Lance Lewis | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 40 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| 67 | JD Falslev | BYU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 67 | Michael Floyd | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 67 | Marvin Jones | California | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 67 | Victor Marc | S Florida | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 67 | Skye Dawson | TCU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 67 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 67 | Robert Woods | USC | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 67 | Bryce Callahan | Rice | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 67 | Bobby Swigert | BC | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 67 | Marlon Pollard | E Mich | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 67 | Jordan White | W Mich | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 67 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 67 | Josh Lenz | Iowa State | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 67 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 67 | Jaxon Shipley | Texas | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 67 | Mitch Burroughs | Boise St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 67 | Tyler Cain | La-Monroe | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 67 | Trovon Reed | Auburn | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 67 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 67 | Momo Thomas | CSU | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 67 | Brandon Green | Minnesota | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 88 | Furious Bradley | USM | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 43.0 |
| 88 | Kyler Elsworth | Mich St | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 88 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 88 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| 88 | Kevin King | C Mich | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 88 | Drew Traylor | Clemson | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 88 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 88 | Andrew Guillot | La Tech | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 88 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 88 | Jermaine Kelson | Marshall | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 88 | Derek Moye | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 88 | Rashad Evans | Fresno St | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 88 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |