| Rank | Name | Team | Cl | Position | G | Punt Ret | Punt Ret Yds | Avg |
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| 1 | Brisly Estime | Syracuse | Sr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 283 | 17.7 |
| 2 | Jojo Natson | Akron | Sr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 261 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | So. | WR | 13 | 16 | 252 | 15.8 |
| - | Adoree' Jackson | Southern California | Jr. | DB | 13 | 20 | 315 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | Jr. | LB | 12 | 21 | 310 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Tyler Rouse | Boston College | Sr. | RB | 13 | 24 | 313 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Tim White | Arizona St. | Sr. | WR | 12 | 20 | 254 | 12.7 |
| 8 | D'Ernest Johnson | South Fla. | Jr. | RB | 13 | 18 | 213 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Darius Phillips | Western Mich. | Jr. | DB | 14 | 19 | 223 | 11.7 |
| 10 | Dante Pettis | Washington | Jr. | WR | 14 | 25 | 287 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Braxton Berrios | Miami (FL) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 19 | 215 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia | Jr. | WR | 13 | 23 | 245 | 10.7 |
| 13 | Jaire Alexander | Louisville | So. | DB | 13 | 20 | 210 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Trent Taylor | Louisiana Tech | Sr. | WR | 14 | 17 | 178 | 10.5 |
| 15 | Alvin Kamara | Tennessee | Jr. | RB | 11 | 18 | 184 | 10.2 |
| 16 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | Fr. | WR | 13 | 19 | 194 | 10.2 |
| 17 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | Fr. | DB | 10 | 16 | 163 | 10.2 |
| 18 | Desmond King | Iowa | Sr. | DB | 13 | 26 | 264 | 10.2 |
| 19 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St. | Jr. | DB | 12 | 16 | 161 | 10.1 |
| 20 | Daniel Hamm | Virginia | Jr. | RB | 12 | 22 | 216 | 9.8 |
| 21 | Allenzae Staggers | Southern Miss. | Jr. | WR | 13 | 21 | 205 | 9.8 |
| 22 | Corey Jones | Toledo | Sr. | WR | 13 | 19 | 183 | 9.6 |
| 23 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | Jr. | WR | 12 | 17 | 157 | 9.2 |
| 24 | Terry Juniel | UTEP | So. | WR | 12 | 22 | 203 | 9.2 |
| 25 | Kaleb Fossum | Washington St. | So. | WR | 13 | 17 | 155 | 9.1 |
| 26 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | Jr. | RB | 11 | 15 | 136 | 9.1 |
| 27 | Quest Truxton | San Diego St. | Jr. | WR | 14 | 30 | 271 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Jay MacIntyre | Colorado | So. | WR | 14 | 17 | 152 | 8.9 |
| 29 | Ryan Smith | Duke | Sr. | WR | 12 | 20 | 178 | 8.9 |
| 30 | Greg Stroman | Virginia Tech | Jr. | DB | 11 | 25 | 221 | 8.8 |
| 31 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | Sr. | WR | 13 | 19 | 163 | 8.6 |
| 32 | Antonio Callaway | Florida | So. | WR | 12 | 26 | 218 | 8.4 |
| 33 | Ray-Ray McCloud | Clemson | So. | WR | 13 | 21 | 176 | 8.4 |
| 34 | Robert Ruiz | Colorado St. | Sr. | WR | 13 | 21 | 174 | 8.3 |
| 35 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | So. | DB | 13 | 21 | 172 | 8.2 |
| 36 | Boobie Hobbs | Utah | Jr. | DB | 13 | 35 | 274 | 7.8 |
| 37 | Blaise Taylor | Arkansas St. | Jr. | DB | 13 | 29 | 225 | 7.8 |
| 38 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | Sr. | DB | 12 | 24 | 186 | 7.8 |
| 39 | John Reid | Penn St. | So. | DB | 14 | 22 | 166 | 7.5 |
| 40 | Richie James | Middle Tenn. | So. | WR | 13 | 17 | 128 | 7.5 |
| 41 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | Jr. | WR | 13 | 23 | 168 | 7.3 |
| 42 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | Sr. | WR | 13 | 18 | 129 | 7.2 |
| 43 | Jamarl Eiland | Buffalo | Sr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 107 | 7.1 |
| 44 | Chris Davis | New Mexico | Jr. | WR | 13 | 22 | 150 | 6.8 |
| 45 | Ryan Switzer | North Carolina | Sr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 106 | 6.6 |
| 46 | Flynn Nagel | Northwestern | So. | WR | 13 | 20 | 132 | 6.6 |
| 47 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | So. | WR | 14 | 31 | 203 | 6.5 |
| 48 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St. | Sr. | DB | 11 | 15 | 97 | 6.5 |
| 49 | Chris Johnson | UCF | Jr. | DB | 13 | 26 | 168 | 6.5 |
| 50 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio St. | Sr. | RB | 12 | 17 | 107 | 6.3 |
Min. 1.2 Returns Per Game
Must play in 75% of team's games |
