2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Johnnie Lang Ark St JR RB 4 5 115 23.00 1 1.3 28.8
2 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers JR WR 4 7 160 22.86 1 1.8 40.0
3 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 4 12 237 19.75 1 3.0 59.3
4 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 4 9 155 17.22 2 2.3 38.8
5 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 4 10 171 17.10 1 2.5 42.8
6 Casey Filkins Stanford SO RB 3 5 83 16.60 0 1.7 27.7
7 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 4 6 99 16.50 0 1.5 24.8
8 Xavier Weaver S Florida JR WR 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
9 D.J. Taylor Ariz St FR DB 3 11 168 15.27 0 3.7 56.0
10 Travell Harris Wash St SR WR 4 6 91 15.17 0 1.5 22.8
11 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 4 9 135 15.00 1 2.3 33.8
12 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 4 8 113 14.13 0 2.0 28.3
13 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 4 11 147 13.36 0 2.8 36.8
14 Romeo Doubs Nevada SR WR 3 4 50 12.50 0 1.3 16.7
15 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 4 7 87 12.43 0 1.8 21.8
16 Dimitri Stanley Colorado SO WR 4 8 99 12.38 0 2.0 24.8
17 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
18 Starling Thomas V UAB JR CB 4 5 58 11.60 0 1.3 14.5
19 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 4 9 102 11.33 0 2.3 25.5
20 Trey Potts Minnesota SO RB 4 6 65 10.83 0 1.5 16.3
21 Amari Johnson UCF JR WR 3 4 43 10.75 0 1.3 14.3
22 Stanley Berryhill III Arizona JR WR 4 9 96 10.67 0 2.3 24.0
22 Will Taylor Clemson FR QB 4 6 64 10.67 0 1.5 16.0
24 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 4 5 53 10.60 0 1.3 13.3
25 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 4 6 63 10.50 0 1.5 15.8
26 Roger Cray ODU SR CB 3 8 82 10.25 0 2.7 27.3
27 Josh Blackwell Duke SR CB 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
28 Hobbs Nyberg BYU FR WR 4 5 50 10.00 0 1.3 12.5
29 Ainias Smith Texas A&M JR WR 4 14 139 9.93 0 3.5 34.8
30 Thayer Thomas NC State JR WR 4 7 69 9.86 0 1.8 17.3
31 Tyrique Stevenson Miami (Fl) SO CB 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
32 Kyren Williams Notre Dame SO RB 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
33 Tyler Snead ECU SO WR 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
34 Slade Bolden Alabama JR WR 4 6 49 8.17 0 1.5 12.3
35 Kalil Pimpleton CMU JR WR 4 9 72 8.00 0 2.3 18.0
36 Trey Palmer LSU JR WR 3 6 47 7.83 0 2.0 15.7
37 Brennan Presley Okla St SO WR 4 8 61 7.63 0 2.0 15.3
38 Jahan Dotson Penn State SR WR 4 7 53 7.57 0 1.8 13.3
39 Billy Kemp IV Virginia SR WR 5 10 75 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
40 Tez Johnson Troy FR WR 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
41 TJ Sheffield Purdue SO WR 3 8 59 7.38 0 2.7 19.7
42 JoJo Earle Alabama FR WR 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
43 Tyrell Robinson Army SO RB 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
44 Trebor Pena Syracuse FR WR 3 6 41 6.83 0 2.0 13.7
45 Donny Navarro III Illinois JR WR 5 9 61 6.78 0 1.8 12.2
46 Shamar Garrett SJSU SO RB 4 8 54 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
47 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 3 5 33 6.60 0 1.7 11.0
47 Bryce Singleton FIU JR WR 4 5 33 6.60 0 1.3 8.3
49 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 4 12 77 6.42 0 3.0 19.3
50 Dean Engram Wisconsin SO CB 3 9 54 6.00 0 3.0 18.0
50 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 4 10 60 6.00 0 2.5 15.0
52 Keyshawn Helton FSU JR WR 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
53 Natrone Brooks USM JR DB 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
54 Adrian Frye Texas Tech SR DB 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
55 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 4 8 41 5.13 0 2.0 10.3
55 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 4 8 41 5.13 0 2.0 10.3
57 Jaden Walley Miss St SO WR 4 7 35 5.00 0 1.8 8.8
57 Eric Garror La-Lafytte JR CB 4 6 30 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
57 Marvin Mims Oklahoma SO WR 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
60 Ayden Eberhardt Wyoming SR WR 4 7 32 4.57 0 1.8 8.0
61 Jaylin Noel Iowa State FR WR 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
62 Jadan Blue Temple JR WR 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
62 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala UCF FR WR 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
64 Bryce Nunnelly W Mich SR WR 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
65 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 4 7 23 3.29 0 1.8 5.8
66 Travis Levy BC SR RB 4 8 26 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
67 Trent McDuffie Washington SO DB 3 6 18 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
68 Isaiah Esdale WVU SR WR 4 6 17 2.83 0 1.5 4.3
69 Gerick Robinson CSU FR WR 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
70 Khaleb Hood Ga South JR SLT 4 5 12 2.40 0 1.3 3.0
71 Garrett Wilson Ohio State JR WR 4 7 12 1.71 0 1.8 3.0
72 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SO WR 4 5 8 1.60 0 1.3 2.0
73 Thomas Hennigan App St SR WR 4 5 6 1.20 0 1.3 1.5
74 Melquise Stovall Pittsburgh SR WR 4 8 3 0.38 0 2.0 0.8
75 Ronnie Rivers Fresno St SR RB 5 7 -1 -0.14 0 1.4 -0.2
76 Talik Keaton Marshall SO WR 4 5 -15 -3.00 0 1.3 -3.8

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.