2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2023

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Anthony Gould Oregon St SO WR 10 14 260 18.57 2 1.4 26.0
2 Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama SO DB 13 21 333 15.86 0 1.6 25.6
3 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 14 18 268 14.89 2 1.3 19.1
4 Eric Garror La-Lafytte SR CB 13 27 383 14.19 2 2.1 29.5
5 Zavion Thomas Miss St FR WR 11 15 202 13.47 1 1.4 18.4
6 Smoke Harris La Tech JR WR 12 19 236 12.42 0 1.6 19.7
7 Natrone Brooks USM SR DB 13 19 222 11.68 0 1.5 17.1
8 Robert Ferrel Wash St SR WR 11 19 205 10.79 0 1.7 18.6
9 Jeremiah Hunter California JR WR 11 19 203 10.68 0 1.7 18.5
10 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane JR WR 14 21 213 10.14 1 1.5 15.2
11 Brandon Joseph Notre Dame JR S 10 18 179 9.94 0 1.8 17.9
12 Bryce Stephens Arkansas FR WR 13 15 149 9.93 1 1.2 11.5
13 Eddie Lewis Memphis SR WR 13 26 255 9.81 1 2.0 19.6
14 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh JR DB 12 25 245 9.80 1 2.1 20.4
15 Xavier Worthy Texas SO WR 13 15 146 9.73 0 1.2 11.2
16 LaJohntay Wester FAU SO WR 12 14 136 9.71 0 1.2 11.3
17 Keionte Scott Auburn SO CB 12 14 134 9.57 0 1.2 11.2
18 Devaughn Vele Utah SO WR 14 27 246 9.11 0 1.9 17.6
19 Mycah Pittman FSU JR WR 13 19 169 8.89 0 1.5 13.0
20 Xavier Townsend UCF FR WR 14 20 177 8.85 0 1.4 12.6
21 Amin Hassan Navy SO SB 12 15 132 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
22 Caullin Lacy USA SO WR 13 21 184 8.76 1 1.6 14.2
23 Trebor Pena Syracuse SO WR 11 21 182 8.67 0 1.9 16.5
24 Adam Beale Toledo JR WR 14 30 252 8.40 0 2.1 18.0
25 Jaylin Lane MTSU SO WR 11 19 152 8.00 0 1.7 13.8
26 Thayer Thomas NC State SR WR 13 17 132 7.76 0 1.3 10.2
27 Taylor Morin Wk Forest SO WR 13 17 128 7.53 0 1.3 9.8
28 Isaiah Williams Illinois SO WR 13 16 120 7.50 0 1.2 9.2
29 Jalen Walker Miami (Oh) SR WR 12 17 127 7.47 0 1.4 10.6
30 A.J. Henning Michigan JR WR 13 28 201 7.18 1 2.2 15.5
31 Tony Grimes, Jr. Akron SO WR 9 13 93 7.15 0 1.4 10.3
32 Lawrence Dixon NMSU SR WR 13 23 164 7.13 0 1.8 12.6
33 Malik Fleming ECU JR CB 13 19 134 7.05 0 1.5 10.3
34 Moose Muhammad III Texas A&M SO WR 10 14 94 6.71 0 1.4 9.4
35 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 13 18 118 6.56 1 1.4 9.1
36 Cooper Jones Utah State SR RB 13 20 131 6.55 0 1.5 10.1
37 Arland Bruce IV Iowa SO WR 11 19 123 6.47 0 1.7 11.2
38 Charlie Jones Purdue SR WR 13 18 114 6.33 0 1.4 8.8
39 Johnnie Lang Ark St SR RB 12 14 87 6.21 0 1.2 7.3
40 Tarheeb Still Maryland JR DB 12 17 103 6.06 0 1.4 8.6
41 Josh Sarratt James Mad JR S 11 19 113 5.95 0 1.7 10.3
42 Marcus Bellon UTEP SO WR 12 18 100 5.56 1 1.5 8.3
43 Tayvion Robinson Kentucky SR WR 11 15 83 5.53 0 1.4 7.5
44 Dean Engram Wisconsin JR WR 13 24 132 5.50 0 1.8 10.2
44 Parker Washington Penn State SO WR 10 18 99 5.50 0 1.8 9.9
46 Braden Smith Louisville SR WR 13 28 141 5.04 0 2.2 10.8
47 Keylon Stokes Tulsa SR WR 12 17 85 5.00 0 1.4 7.1
48 Tyler Page App St SR WR 12 16 79 4.94 0 1.3 6.6
49 Luke Wysong New Mexico SO WR 11 14 65 4.64 0 1.3 5.9
50 Demario Douglas Liberty SO WR 13 18 74 4.11 0 1.4 5.7

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.