2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2019

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Mecole Hardman Georgia JR WR 14 16 321 20.06 1 1.1 22.9
2 Marcus Hayes New Mexico FR S 11 15 318 21.20 1 1.4 28.9
3 Pop Williams Memphis JR WR 14 29 313 10.79 1 2.1 22.4
4 Amari Rodgers Clemson SO WR 15 39 299 7.67 1 2.6 19.9
5 Dazz Newsome N Carolina SO WR 11 19 286 15.05 1 1.7 26.0
6 Greg Dortch Wk Forest SO WR 12 25 276 11.04 2 2.1 23.0
7 Michael Walker BC SR WR 12 20 274 13.70 1 1.7 22.8
8 Sean Riley Syracuse JR WR 13 16 262 16.38 1 1.2 20.2
8 Ronnie Blackmon Colorado SO DB 12 30 262 8.73 0 2.5 21.8
10 D.J. Matthews FSU SO WR 12 19 257 13.53 1 1.6 21.4
10 K.J. Osborn Buffalo JR WR 14 25 257 10.28 0 1.8 18.4
12 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan SO WR 13 25 250 10.00 1 1.9 19.2
13 Isaiah Wright Temple JR WR 13 19 249 13.11 2 1.5 19.2
14 Diontae Johnson Toledo JR WR 13 13 241 18.54 1 1.0 18.5
15 Kyle Groeneweg Iowa SR WR 13 24 238 9.92 1 1.8 18.3
16 Jaylen Waddle Alabama FR WR 15 16 233 14.56 1 1.1 15.5
17 Warren Wand Ark St SR RB 13 28 231 8.25 0 2.2 17.8
18 Freddie Swain Florida JR WR 11 22 224 10.18 1 2.0 20.4
19 Ugochukwu Amadi Oregon SR S 13 14 223 15.93 1 1.1 17.2
20 Jeff Thomas Miami (Fl) SO WR 11 9 221 24.56 1 0.8 20.1
20 Britain Covey Utah SO WR 13 25 221 8.84 0 1.9 17.0
22 Maurice Alexander FIU JR WR 13 15 219 14.60 1 1.2 16.8
23 CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma SO WR 14 17 218 12.82 0 1.2 15.6
24 Ryan Davis Auburn SR WR 13 22 217 9.86 0 1.7 16.7
25 Clifton Duck App St JR DB 13 17 216 12.71 1 1.3 16.6
26 Jayden Reed W Mich FR WR 13 12 215 17.92 1 0.9 16.5
27 Blake Banham EMU SR WR 13 21 209 9.95 0 1.6 16.1
27 Roshauud Paul Texas A&M SO WR 13 24 209 8.71 0 1.8 16.1
29 Tyler Vaughns USC SO WR 12 19 199 10.47 1 1.6 16.6
30 Rodjay Burns Louisville SO CB 10 13 197 15.15 1 1.3 19.7
31 Chris Finke Notre Dame SR WR 13 20 196 9.80 0 1.5 15.1
32 DeeJay Dallas Miami (Fl) SO RB 13 11 191 17.36 1 0.8 14.7
33 Shun Brown Arizona SR WR 12 18 180 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
34 Isaiah Zuber Kansas St JR WR 12 10 178 17.80 1 0.8 14.8
34 Otis Anderson UCF SO RB 12 15 178 11.87 0 1.3 14.8
36 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State SR WR 13 18 176 9.78 1 1.4 13.5
37 KaVontae Turpin TCU SR WR 7 9 175 19.44 1 1.3 25.0
38 Marquez Callaway Tennessee JR WR 12 14 166 11.86 1 1.2 13.8
38 Hutch White Texas St JR WR 12 16 166 10.38 0 1.3 13.8
38 Jordan Nathan Utah State SO WR 12 20 166 8.30 1 1.7 13.8
41 James Proche SMU JR WR 12 20 165 8.25 0 1.7 13.8
42 Trenton Irwin Stanford SR WR 12 14 162 11.57 0 1.2 13.5
43 Rafael Araujo-Lopes Pittsburgh SR WR 14 19 159 8.37 1 1.4 11.4
44 Penny Hart Georgia St JR WR 12 9 158 17.56 1 0.8 13.2
45 Austin Conway Wyoming JR WR 12 27 156 5.78 0 2.3 13.0
46 N'Keal Harry Ariz St JR WR 12 9 152 16.89 1 0.8 12.7
46 Tarique Milton Iowa State FR WR 13 12 152 12.67 0 0.9 11.7
48 Trey Ellis Vanderbilt SR WR 13 15 147 9.80 0 1.2 11.3
48 J-Shun Harris II Indiana SR WR 12 16 147 9.19 1 1.3 12.3
48 Marcel Williams Marshall SR WR 13 17 147 8.65 0 1.3 11.3
51 Lynn Bowden, Jr. Kentucky SO WR 13 5 146 29.20 2 0.4 11.2
51 T.J. Rahming Duke SR WR 13 25 146 5.84 0 1.9 11.2
53 Tavares Kelly Virginia FR WR 13 13 143 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
54 Jeremiah Knight Akron FR WR 10 11 142 12.91 1 1.1 14.2
55 Michael Shelton BYU SR DB 13 20 141 7.05 0 1.5 10.8
56 Thayer Thomas NC State FR WR 13 15 140 9.33 0 1.2 10.8
57 Jarion Anderson Tulsa JR WR 12 11 139 12.64 0 0.9 11.6
58 Isaiah Harper ODU SR WR 12 9 138 15.33 1 0.8 11.5
58 Quez Watkins USM SO WR 11 14 138 9.86 1 1.3 12.5
58 Ronnie Rivers Fresno St SO RB 11 14 138 9.86 0 1.3 12.5
61 Keegan Brewer N Texas SO WR 13 12 134 11.17 1 0.9 10.3
62 Terry Juniel UTEP SR WR 12 21 129 6.14 0 1.8 10.8
63 Tyron Arnett W Mich SO WR 7 4 128 32.00 1 0.6 18.3
63 Andre Wilson UAB SR WR 14 15 128 8.53 0 1.1 9.1
65 Avery Williams Boise St SO CB 13 18 126 7.00 0 1.4 9.7
66 De'Quan Bowman Texas Tech SR WR 12 13 124 9.54 0 1.1 10.3
66 Aulden Knight Cincinnati SO WR 13 25 124 4.96 0 1.9 9.5
68 Aaron Fuller Washington JR WR 14 22 122 5.55 0 1.6 8.7
69 Cedarius Rookard Troy SR S 12 10 119 11.90 1 0.8 9.9
70 D'Shawn Jamison Texas FR DB 13 9 118 13.11 1 0.7 9.1
71 Demetrius Douglas Minnesota FR WR 13 7 113 16.14 1 0.5 8.7
71 Amare Jones Tulane FR RB 13 15 113 7.53 0 1.2 8.7
73 Antoine Winfield Jr. Minnesota SO DB 5 3 110 36.67 1 0.6 22.0
74 Riley Lees N'western SO WR 14 20 108 5.40 0 1.4 7.7
75 Romeo Doubs Nevada FR WR 13 6 107 17.83 1 0.5 8.2
76 JD Spielman Nebraska SO WR 10 6 104 17.33 1 0.6 10.4
77 Thai Cottrell SJSU SR WR 12 11 103 9.36 0 0.9 8.6
77 Justice Augafa Hawai'i JR RB 10 13 103 7.92 0 1.3 10.3
77 Nikko Remigio California FR WR 9 15 103 6.87 0 1.7 11.4
80 DJ Stubbs Liberty SO WR 12 10 101 10.10 0 0.8 8.4
81 Wesley Kennedy III Ga South SO RB 13 11 100 9.09 0 0.8 7.7
82 Cody Thompson Toledo SR WR 13 10 99 9.90 1 0.8 7.6
83 Mike Reynolds Army SR DB 11 9 98 10.89 0 0.8 8.9
83 Jacob Springer Navy SO S 12 12 98 8.17 0 1.0 8.2
85 Jalen Reagor TCU SO WR 13 8 97 12.13 0 0.6 7.5
86 KJ Hamler Penn State SO WR 13 14 96 6.86 0 1.1 7.4
87 Bryan Edwards S Carolina JR WR 13 12 95 7.92 0 0.9 7.3
88 Jack Dunn Wisconsin SO WR 13 17 94 5.53 0 1.3 7.2
89 Danzel McKinley-Lewis Toledo JR WR 3 7 93 13.29 0 2.3 31.0
89 Bryson Smith Houston FR QB 12 12 93 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
91 Jonathan Giles LSU JR WR 13 13 92 7.08 0 1.0 7.1
92 Tra Minter USA JR RB 12 6 91 15.17 1 0.5 7.6
92 Deon Stewart Arkansas JR WR 12 9 91 10.11 0 0.8 7.6
94 Trevon Brown ECU SR WR 12 12 88 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
95 Marcus Green La-Monroe SR WR 12 5 85 17.00 1 0.4 7.1
96 Ronald Cleveland Air Force SR WR 7 8 83 10.38 0 1.1 11.9
97 Rondale Moore Purdue FR WR 13 12 82 6.83 0 0.9 6.3
98 Thomas Hennigan App St SO WR 13 4 81 20.25 1 0.3 6.2
98 Brandon Sowards Mich St SR WR 13 11 81 7.36 0 0.8 6.2
98 OJ Clark NMSU JR WR 12 13 81 6.23 0 1.1 6.8