2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Dazz Newsome N Carolina SO WR 1 2 75 37.50 1 2.0 75.0
2 Michael Walker BC SR WR 2 3 91 30.33 1 1.5 45.5
3 Trenton Irwin Stanford SR WR 3 5 65 13.00 0 1.7 21.7
4 James Proche SMU JR WR 3 5 64 12.80 0 1.7 21.3
5 Roshauud Paul Texas A&M SO WR 4 7 89 12.71 0 1.8 22.3
6 Tyler Vaughns USC SO WR 3 4 44 11.00 0 1.3 14.7
7 Rafael Araujo-Lopes Pittsburgh SR WR 5 7 76 10.86 1 1.4 15.2
8 Jordan Nathan Utah State SO WR 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
9 Britain Covey Utah SO WR 3 8 80 10.00 0 2.7 26.7
9 Ronnie Blackmon Colorado SO DB 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
11 Chris Finke Notre Dame SR WR 4 6 58 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
11 Trey Ellis Vanderbilt SR WR 4 6 58 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
13 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan SO WR 5 10 89 8.90 0 2.0 17.8
14 Riley Lees N'western SO WR 4 8 67 8.38 0 2.0 16.8
15 Ryan Davis Auburn SR WR 5 10 81 8.10 0 2.0 16.2
16 Greg Dortch Wk Forest SO WR 3 9 70 7.78 0 3.0 23.3
17 Austin Conway Wyoming JR WR 4 7 53 7.57 0 1.8 13.3
18 K.J. Hill Ohio State JR WR 4 5 36 7.20 0 1.3 9.0
19 T.J. Rahming Duke SR WR 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
20 Freddie Swain Florida JR WR 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
21 Jonathan Giles LSU JR WR 5 7 40 5.71 0 1.4 8.0
22 Johnathon Johnson Missouri JR WR 4 5 28 5.60 0 1.3 7.0
23 Brandon Sowards Mich St SR WR 5 6 31 5.17 0 1.2 6.2
24 Keegan Brewer N Texas SO WR 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
25 Tyre McCants S Florida SR WR 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
26 J-Shun Harris II Indiana SR WR 4 5 18 3.60 0 1.3 4.5
27 Dillon Stoner Okla St SO WR 4 5 16 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
28 KJ Hamler Penn State SO WR 4 7 22 3.14 0 1.8 5.5
29 Amari Rodgers Clemson SO WR 4 6 17 2.83 0 1.5 4.3
30 Kenny Young Miami (Oh) SR RB 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
31 Aaron Fuller Washington JR WR 2 4 8 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
32 Isaiah Wright Temple JR WR 2 3 4 1.33 0 1.5 2.0
33 Kyle Groeneweg Iowa SR WR 2 4 5 1.25 0 2.0 2.5
34 Avery Williams Boise St SO CB 3 6 6 1.00 0 2.0 2.0
35 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State SR WR 4 5 -3 -0.60 0 1.3 -0.8
36 Aulden Knight Cincinnati SO WR 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0
37 Jacob Robertson Jr. Tulane SO WR 2 3 -5 -1.67 0 1.5 -2.5

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.