2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 254 | 18.14 | 3 | 1.6 | 28.2 |
| 2 | Don Jones | Ark St | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 10 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 2 | 1.1 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Craig Johnson | La Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 82 | 82.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Clayton York | Oregon St | JR | RB | 9 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Josh Turner | Texas | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Andre Davis | S Florida | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 7 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 17.1 |
| 4 | T.Y. Hilton | FIU | SR | WR | 13 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 1 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Damian Payne | Houston | FR | DB | 9 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 8 | 13 | 278 | 21.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 34.8 |
| 4 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Chad Bumphis | Miss St | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Chris Fields | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 226 | 17.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Chris McNeill | Wyoming | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 4 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 4 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| 4 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 216 | 15.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 21.6 |
| 4 | Patrick Edwards | Houston | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Rishard Matthews | Nevada | SR | WR | 10 | 23 | 307 | 13.35 | 1 | 2.3 | 30.7 |
| 4 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 10 | 14 | 186 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 8 | 12 | 157 | 13.08 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.6 |
| 4 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | FR | WR | 10 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 14 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| 4 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 215 | 11.94 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.9 |
| 4 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 13 | 30 | 348 | 11.60 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.8 |
| 4 | Greg Reid | FSU | JR | DB | 10 | 36 | 416 | 11.56 | 1 | 3.6 | 41.6 |
| 4 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 292 | 11.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.3 |
| 4 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 157 | 11.21 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.7 |
| 4 | Eric Page | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 196 | 10.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 4 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
| 4 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 4 | Byron Jones | U Conn | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 4 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 4 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 9 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 1 | 0.7 | 5.6 |