2017 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Mike Hughes UCF JR DB 4 5 143 28.60 1 1.3 35.8
2 Trever Ryen Iowa State SR WR 4 5 128 25.60 1 1.3 32.0
3 Nyheim Hines NC State JR RB 3 5 108 21.60 1 1.7 36.0
4 Christian Kirk Texas A&M JR WR 3 4 84 21.00 0 1.3 28.0
5 Richaud Floyd Missouri SO WR 4 6 121 20.17 1 1.5 30.3
6 KaVontae Turpin TCU JR WR 4 6 119 19.83 1 1.5 29.8
7 Quadree Henderson Pittsburgh JR WR 4 6 108 18.00 1 1.5 27.0
8 Braxton Berrios Miami (Fl) SR WR 4 6 101 16.83 0 1.5 25.3
9 Andre Wilson UAB JR WR 4 5 80 16.00 0 1.3 20.0
10 Blaise Taylor Ark St SR DB 4 13 193 14.85 0 3.3 48.3
11 DJ Chark LSU SR WR 3 6 87 14.50 1 2.0 29.0
12 J-Shun Harris II Indiana JR WR 3 6 84 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
13 Jordan Nathan Utah State FR WR 4 8 109 13.63 0 2.0 27.3
14 Greg Stroman Va Tech SR CB 3 14 187 13.36 1 4.7 62.3
15 M.J. Stewart N Carolina SR CB 4 6 76 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
16 Ray-Ray McCloud Clemson JR WR 3 5 59 11.80 0 1.7 19.7
17 Mike Reynolds Army JR DB 3 4 45 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
18 Chris Lammons S Carolina SR DB 3 5 54 10.80 0 1.7 18.0
19 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State JR WR 3 5 53 10.60 0 1.7 17.7
20 Quest Truxton SDSU SR WR 4 13 137 10.54 0 3.3 34.3
21 Dante Pettis Washington SR WR 3 11 115 10.45 0 3.7 38.3
22 Michael Walker BC JR WR 4 10 103 10.30 0 2.5 25.8
23 Darrell Brown ODU SO WR 3 6 61 10.17 0 2.0 20.3
24 Avery Williams Boise St FR CB 4 10 101 10.10 1 2.5 25.3
25 Chris Finke Notre Dame JR WR 3 10 89 8.90 0 3.3 29.7
26 Kalija Lipscomb Vanderbilt SO WR 3 4 34 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
27 Clifton Duck App St SO DB 4 5 41 8.20 0 1.3 10.3
28 Brady Jones UTSA SR WR 4 5 39 7.80 0 1.3 9.8
29 K.J. Hill Ohio State SO WR 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
30 Olabisi Johnson CSU JR WR 3 5 37 7.40 0 1.7 12.3
31 Hutch White Texas St SO WR 3 7 51 7.29 0 2.3 17.0
32 Marcus Jones Troy FR CB 3 6 42 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
32 D'Ernest Johnson S Florida SR RB 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
34 Brad Stewart Ga Tech JR WR 3 4 27 6.75 0 1.3 9.0
35 Thomas Hennigan App St FR WR 4 6 39 6.50 0 1.5 9.8
36 Jamal Morrow Wash St SR RB 4 5 32 6.40 0 1.3 8.0
37 Terry Juniel UTEP JR WR 3 6 38 6.33 0 2.0 12.7
38 Drew Hmielewski Minnesota FR WR 3 4 25 6.25 0 1.3 8.3
39 Ronnie Blackmon Colorado FR DB 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
40 Nate Mullen Charlotte SO WR 3 7 42 6.00 0 2.3 14.0
40 Chad Beebe N Illinois SR WR 3 5 30 6.00 0 1.7 10.0
40 Danzel McKinley-Lewis Toledo SO WR 4 5 30 6.00 0 1.3 7.5
43 Isaiah Wright Temple SO WR 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
44 Ryheem Malone La-Lafytte JR WR 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
45 K.J. Osborn Buffalo SO WR 4 5 24 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
46 Marcus Simms WVU SO WR 4 6 27 4.50 0 1.5 6.8
46 Mike Jones Temple SR DB 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
48 Daniel Hamm Virginia SR TB 4 11 48 4.36 0 2.8 12.0
49 Greg Dortch Wk Forest FR WR 3 7 30 4.29 0 2.3 10.0
50 Hyleck Foster Marshall SR WR 4 6 25 4.17 0 1.5 6.3
51 Steven Sims Jr. Kansas JR WR 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
52 Brandon McDowell Houston SR DB 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
53 Kylan Nelson Ohio JR S 4 6 21 3.50 0 1.5 5.3
54 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan FR WR 4 12 37 3.08 0 3.0 9.3
55 Teddy Veal La Tech JR WR 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
56 Michael Shelton BYU JR DB 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
57 Boobie Hobbs Utah SR DB 4 8 18 2.25 0 2.0 4.5
57 Donald Gray Miss St SR WR 3 4 9 2.25 0 1.3 3.0
59 Raymond James Kent State FR DB 4 5 10 2.00 0 1.3 2.5
60 Henry Ruggs III Alabama FR WR 3 5 9 1.80 0 1.7 3.0
60 Matt VandeBerg Iowa SR WR 3 5 9 1.80 0 1.7 3.0
62 Tarvarus McFadden FSU JR DB 4 7 10 1.43 0 1.8 2.5
63 Reggie Hemphill-Mapps Texas FR WR 4 6 3 0.50 0 1.5 0.8
64 Cody White Mich St FR WR 4 5 -1 -0.20 0 1.3 -0.3
65 Jackson Anthrop Purdue FR WR 4 7 -3 -0.43 0 1.8 -0.8
66 Chris Davis, Jr. New Mexico SR WR 3 4 -2 -0.50 0 1.3 -0.7

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.