2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jayden Reed W Mich FR WR 5 6 189 31.50 1 1.2 37.8
2 Maurice Alexander FIU JR WR 5 7 165 23.57 1 1.4 33.0
3 Clifton Duck App St JR DB 4 6 128 21.33 1 1.5 32.0
4 KaVontae Turpin TCU SR WR 5 7 145 20.71 1 1.4 29.0
5 Jaylen Waddle Alabama FR WR 5 10 199 19.90 1 2.0 39.8
6 Freddie Swain Florida JR WR 5 8 154 19.25 1 1.6 30.8
7 Ugochukwu Amadi Oregon SR S 5 6 115 19.17 0 1.2 23.0
8 Greg Dortch Wk Forest SO WR 5 11 184 16.73 2 2.2 36.8
9 Jordan Nathan Utah State SO WR 4 8 133 16.63 1 2.0 33.3
10 Rodjay Burns Louisville SO CB 5 9 148 16.44 1 1.8 29.6
11 J-Shun Harris II Indiana SR WR 5 9 130 14.44 1 1.8 26.0
12 Cedarius Rookard Troy SR S 5 7 101 14.43 1 1.4 20.2
13 Ryan Davis Auburn SR WR 5 11 153 13.91 0 2.2 30.6
14 Otis Anderson UCF SO RB 4 7 97 13.86 0 1.8 24.3
15 Marcus Hayes New Mexico FR S 4 7 95 13.57 0 1.8 23.8
16 Danzel McKinley-Lewis Toledo JR WR 3 7 93 13.29 0 2.3 31.0
17 Michael Walker BC SR WR 5 8 105 13.13 0 1.6 21.0
18 DeAndre Thompkins Penn State SR WR 5 12 156 13.00 1 2.4 31.2
19 Amari Rodgers Clemson SO WR 5 10 128 12.80 0 2.0 25.6
20 CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma SO WR 5 7 88 12.57 0 1.4 17.6
21 Rafael Araujo-Lopes Pittsburgh SR WR 5 9 110 12.22 1 1.8 22.0
22 Trey Ellis Vanderbilt SR WR 5 7 85 12.14 0 1.4 17.0
23 Warren Wand Ark St SR RB 5 13 157 12.08 0 2.6 31.4
24 Hutch White Texas St JR WR 4 6 67 11.17 0 1.5 16.8
25 Ronnie Blackmon Colorado SO DB 4 12 131 10.92 0 3.0 32.8
26 Pop Williams Memphis JR WR 5 10 109 10.90 0 2.0 21.8
27 K.J. Osborn Buffalo JR WR 5 12 129 10.75 0 2.4 25.8
28 Antwan Cordy Syracuse SR DB 5 6 63 10.50 0 1.2 12.6
29 De'Quan Bowman Texas Tech SR WR 5 7 70 10.00 0 1.4 14.0
30 D.J. Matthews FSU SO WR 5 7 67 9.57 0 1.4 13.4
31 Chris Finke Notre Dame SR WR 5 10 91 9.10 0 2.0 18.2
32 Tyre McCants S Florida SR WR 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
33 Trevon Brown ECU SR WR 4 8 71 8.88 0 2.0 17.8
34 Michael Shelton BYU SR DB 5 8 70 8.75 0 1.6 14.0
35 Kwamie Lassiter II Kansas SO WR 5 7 61 8.71 0 1.4 12.2
36 T.J. Rahming Duke SR WR 5 10 86 8.60 0 2.0 17.2
37 Shun Brown Arizona SR WR 5 8 67 8.38 0 1.6 13.4
38 David Bouvier Kentucky SR WR 5 6 50 8.33 0 1.2 10.0
39 Cole Tucker N Illinois FR WR 5 7 58 8.29 0 1.4 11.6
40 Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan SO WR 5 13 107 8.23 1 2.6 21.4
41 James Proche SMU JR WR 5 11 90 8.18 0 2.2 18.0
42 OJ Clark NMSU JR WR 5 10 79 7.90 0 2.0 15.8
42 Tyler Vaughns USC SO WR 5 10 79 7.90 0 2.0 15.8
44 Vic Wharton III California SR WR 4 9 71 7.89 0 2.3 17.8
45 Kyle Groeneweg Iowa SR WR 4 10 76 7.60 0 2.5 19.0
46 Britain Covey Utah SO WR 4 12 87 7.25 0 3.0 21.8
47 Keith Mixon Miss St JR WR 5 10 72 7.20 0 2.0 14.4
48 Kyle Sweet Wash St SR WR 5 11 79 7.18 0 2.2 15.8
49 Khalil Shakir Boise St FR WR 4 8 54 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
50 Zaquon Tyson Kent State SR WR 5 6 40 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
50 Greg Campbell Jr. UTSA SR WR 5 6 40 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
52 C.J. Saunders Ohio State JR WR 5 8 50 6.25 0 1.6 10.0
53 Aaron Fuller Washington JR WR 5 8 46 5.75 0 1.6 9.2
54 Damon Hazelton Va Tech SO WR 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
55 Riley Lees N'western SO WR 4 11 62 5.64 0 2.8 15.5
56 Dazz Newsome N Carolina SO WR 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
57 C.J. Carroll Va Tech SR WR 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
58 Brandon Aiyuk Ariz St JR WR 5 6 30 5.00 0 1.2 6.0
59 Cody White Mich St SO WR 4 5 23 4.60 0 1.3 5.8
60 Terry Juniel UTEP SR WR 5 12 53 4.42 0 2.4 10.6
61 Mark Quattlebaum Charlotte SR WR 5 6 26 4.33 0 1.2 5.2
62 Roshauud Paul Texas A&M SO WR 5 8 32 4.00 0 1.6 6.4
63 Austin Conway Wyoming JR WR 5 10 39 3.90 0 2.0 7.8
64 Aulden Knight Cincinnati SO WR 5 10 35 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
65 Chuck Davis Virginia SO WR 4 10 30 3.00 0 2.5 7.5
66 Marquez Callaway Tennessee JR WR 5 6 16 2.67 0 1.2 3.2
67 Olabisi Johnson CSU SR WR 5 8 20 2.50 0 1.6 4.0
68 Taivon Jacobs Maryland SR WR 4 5 4 0.80 0 1.3 1.0
69 Tyjon Lindsey Nebraska SO WR 4 5 1 0.20 0 1.3 0.3

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.