2015 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 12 | 337 | 28.08 | 2 | 3.0 | 84.3 |
| 2 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | SO | CB | 4 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Garrett Brown | Air Force | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.7 |
| 4 | Maurice Canady | Virginia | SR | CB | 4 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 31.5 |
| 5 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 37.0 |
| 7 | Bralon Addison | Oregon | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 8 | Corn Elder | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 3 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 40.7 |
| 9 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | JR | CB | 3 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| 9 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Daje Johnson | Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 12 | Bra'Lon Cherry | NC State | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 229 | 19.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.3 |
| 13 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 13 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 15 | Ryan Switzer | N Carolina | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 50.0 |
| 16 | Andrew Rodriguez | Utah State | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 45.3 |
| 16 | Allen Lazard | Iowa State | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 16 | Andrew Celis | Nevada | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 19 | Britain Covey | Utah | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 20 | Teddy Ruben | Troy | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 21 | Devin Fuller | UCLA | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 131 | 14.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.8 |
| 22 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 23 | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 9 | 124 | 13.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.0 |
| 24 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 25 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SO | CB | 3 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 |
| 26 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 27 | Jalin Marshall | Ohio State | SO | HB | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 28 | Sherman Alston | BC | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 129 | 12.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.3 |
| 29 | Lloyd Mills | SDSU | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.8 |
| 30 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 31 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | FR | CB | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.5 |
| 32 | Chad Beebe | N Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 33 | Roderick Proctor | Memphis | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 33 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SO | CB | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 36 | Kylen Towner | Western Ky | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 37 | Tanner Gentry | Wyoming | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 38 | Sterling Shepard | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 38 | V'Angelo Bentley | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.0 |
| 38 | Deandre Reaves | Marshall | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 38 | Pharoh Cooper | S Carolina | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 42 | Ryan Smith | Duke | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.5 |
| 43 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 27.0 |
| 44 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 4 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 29.3 |
| 44 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 26.0 |
| 44 | Chris Murray | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 47 | Alex Erickson | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 48 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | JR | CB | 4 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 20.5 |
| 49 | Corey Lacanaria | Ball State | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 50 | Teldrick Morgan | NMSU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 51 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 52 | DeBrandon Sanders | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 53 | Carlos Davis | Miss | JR | DB | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 54 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 55 | Rahmel Dockery | Oregon St | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 56 | Papi White | Ohio | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.8 |
| 57 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | SO | S | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 57 | Artavis Scott | Clemson | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
| 59 | Robby Anderson | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Mark Allen | Penn State | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 61 | Demarcus Ayers | Houston | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 62 | Marques Little | ODU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 63 | Joe Hansley | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 17.0 |
| 64 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 65 | Latrell Gibbs | App St | SO | DB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 66 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SR | CB | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 67 | Cyrus Jones | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.3 |
| 67 | De'Chavon Gump Hayes | Ariz St | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 69 | A.J. Coney | Akron | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.7 |
| 70 | Fred Ross | Miss St | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 70 | Kyrin Priester | Wash St | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 72 | Shaq Washington | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 73 | Jesus Wilson | FSU | JR | WR | 3 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.7 |
| 74 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 75 | Ed'Marques Batties | MTSU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 75 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 77 | Ernest Calhoun | Kent State | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.8 |
| 78 | Donte Deayon | Boise St | SR | CB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| 79 | Tabari Hines | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 4 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 80 | Nelson Spruce | Colorado | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 81 | Edgar Poe | Army | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 82 | Jalen McCleskey | Okla St | FR | WR | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| 83 | Craig James | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 12 | -7 | -0.58 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.8 |
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.