2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 2 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.0 |
| 2 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 92 | 46.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 92.0 |
| 2 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 4 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 5 | Andre Booker | Marshall | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.0 |
| 6 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 54.0 |
| 7 | Kasen Williams | Washington | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 8 | Marquis Maze | Alabama | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 9 | Venric Mark | N'western | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 10 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Michael Floyd | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 11 | JD Falslev | BYU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 13 | Furious Bradley | USM | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 21.5 |
| 14 | Griff McNabb | Utah | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 15 | Brandon Carter | TCU | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 16 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 17 | Aaron Horne | Iowa State | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 18 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 20 | Chris Potter | Boise St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 21 | Justin Brown | Penn State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 23 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Derek Moye | Penn State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Taylor Embree | UCLA | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 25 | Chad Bumphis | Miss St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 29 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 31 | Lairamie Lee | N Texas | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 31 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 31 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 |
| 34 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 34 | Greg Reid | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 36 | Thomas Coffman | CSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 37 | Marvin Jones | California | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 37 | Garrett Harper | Auburn | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 37 | Willie Milhouse | WVU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 40 | Christion Jones | Alabama | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 40 | Mitch Burroughs | Boise St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 40 | Keshawn Martin | Mich St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 43 | Justin Sorrell | SMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Josh Cooper | Okla St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 43 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 46 | Steven Ford | N Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 46 | Devon Wylie | Fresno St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 46 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 49 | Evan Landi | S Florida | JR | TE | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 49 | Zach Dunston | Marshall | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 49 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | FR | LB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 49 | Stanley Morrison | Utah State | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 49 | Darius Patton | Pittsburgh | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 54 | Breyden Torres-Keohokapu | Hawai'i | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 54 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 54 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 54 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 58 | Lee Clubb | CSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 58 | Luther Ambrose | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 60 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 61 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 61 | Tim Green | USM | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 61 | Justin Albert | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 64 | Patrick Edwards | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 65 | Michael Campanaro | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 66 | Eric Tuiloma-Vaa | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 67 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 67 | Matt Aiken | Navy | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 67 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 67 | Kenny Stills | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 67 | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 72 | Christian Holmes | Miss St | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 72 | T.J. Graham | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 72 | Blake Bierman | FAU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 75 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Angelo Blackson | Auburn | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 75 | J.D. Ratliff | Tulsa | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Scott Radcliff | Louisville | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Roderick Hall | Ark St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |