COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2019: Individual Punt Returns
| Rank | Player | Cl | Pos | G | Punt Ret | Punt Ret Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (SEC) | So. | WR | 13 | 20 | 487 | 24.4 |
| 2 | Jalen Reagor, TCU (Big 12) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 312 | 20.8 |
| 3 | K.J. Osborn, Miami (FL) (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 255 | 15.9 |
| 4 | Richaud Floyd, Missouri (SEC) | Sr. | WR | 10 | 15 | 206 | 13.7 |
| 5 | Christian Tutt, Auburn (SEC) | So. | DB | 13 | 23 | 313 | 13.6 |
| 6 | Otis Anderson, UCF (AAC) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 21 | 277 | 13.2 |
| 7 | Avery Williams, Boise St. (Mountain West) | Jr. | DB | 14 | 22 | 290 | 13.2 |
| 8 | Talik Keaton, Marshall (C-USA) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 202 | 12.6 |
| 9 | Maurice Thomas, Miami (OH) (MAC) | Sr. | RB | 14 | 19 | 239 | 12.6 |
| 10 | Ainias Smith, Texas A&M (SEC) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 190 | 11.9 |
| 11 | Aaron Fuller, Washington (Pac-12) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 22 | 250 | 11.4 |
| 12 | Josh Blackwell, Duke (ACC) | So. | DB | 10 | 13 | 142 | 10.9 |
| 13 | B.J. Edmonds, Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | Sr. | DB | 13 | 21 | 227 | 10.8 |
| 14 | Austin Conway, Wyoming (Mountain West) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 34 | 366 | 10.8 |
| 15 | James Proche, SMU (AAC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 17 | 164 | 9.6 |
| 16 | Sean Riley, Syracuse (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 139 | 9.3 |
| 17 | Ryan Montgomery, Cincinnati (AAC) | Fr. | RB | 14 | 28 | 258 | 9.2 |
| 18 | Justice Shelton-Mosley, Vanderbilt (SEC) | Sr. | WR | 11 | 16 | 145 | 9.1 |
| 19 | Chris Finke, Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 20 | 180 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Kalil Pimpleton, Central Mich. (MAC) | So. | WR | 14 | 24 | 208 | 8.7 |
| 21 | Amari Rodgers, Clemson (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 18 | 151 | 8.4 |
| 22 | Jack Dunn, Wisconsin (Big Ten) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 24 | 200 | 8.3 |
| 23 | Dillon Stoner, Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 20 | 164 | 8.2 |
| 24 | Thomas Hennigan, Appalachian St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 21 | 161 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Ceedee Lamb, Oklahoma (Big 12) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 24 | 179 | 7.5 |
| 26 | Riley Lees, Northwestern (Big Ten) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 118 | 7.4 |
| 27 | Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan (Big Ten) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 24 | 173 | 7.2 |
| 28 | Dante Wright, Colorado St. (Mountain West) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 135 | 7.1 |
| 29 | Jaelon Darden, North Texas (C-USA) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 108 | 6.8 |
| 30 | Eric Garror, Louisiana (Sun Belt) | So. | DB | 14 | 26 | 173 | 6.7 |
| 31 | D.J. Matthews, Florida St. (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 125 | 6.6 |
| 32 | Brandon Sowards, Michigan St. (Big Ten) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 101 | 6.3 |
| 33 | Maurice Ffrench, Pittsburgh (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 11 | 27 | 166 | 6.1 |
| 34 | De'John Rogers, New Mexico (Mountain West) | Sr. | DB | 12 | 24 | 147 | 6.1 |
| 35 | Billy Kemp, Virginia (ACC) | So. | WR | 13 | 23 | 137 | 6.0 |
| 36 | Justin Garrett, UTEP (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 83 | 5.5 |
| 37 | KJ Hamler, Penn St. (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 13 | 23 | 126 | 5.5 |
| 38 | Jake Rogers, Bowling Green (MAC) | Fr. | WR | 10 | 15 | 82 | 5.5 |
| 39 | Nafees Lyon, Charlotte (C-USA) | Sr. | DB | 13 | 17 | 92 | 5.4 |
| 40 | Dante Cousart, Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 19 | 86 | 4.5 |
| 41 | Whop Philyor, Indiana (Big Ten) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 |
| 42 | Akyah Miranda, Army West Point (FBS Independent) | So. | DB | 10 | 12 | 32 | 2.7 |
| 43 | Jacob Gasser, UNLV (Mountain West) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 20 | 49 | 2.5 |
| 44 | DJ Stubbs, Liberty (FBS Independent) | Jr. | WR | 13 | 16 | 35 | 2.2 |
| 45 | Sheldon Jones, UTSA (C-USA) | So. | WR | 12 | 17 | 36 | 2.1 |