2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Anthony Gould Oregon St SO WR 6 10 222 22.20 2 1.7 37.0
2 Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama SO DB 8 18 321 17.83 0 2.3 40.1
3 Eric Garror La-Lafytte SR CB 11 22 357 16.23 2 2.0 32.5
4 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 9 14 227 16.21 2 1.6 25.2
5 Smoke Harris La Tech JR WR 11 15 195 13.00 0 1.4 17.7
6 Ladd McConkey Georgia SO WR 8 14 180 12.86 0 1.8 22.5
7 Xavier Worthy Texas SO WR 9 11 136 12.36 0 1.2 15.1
8 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 5 9 107 11.89 0 1.8 21.4
9 Natrone Brooks USM SR DB 11 17 192 11.29 0 1.5 17.5
10 Jeremiah Hunter California JR WR 6 13 139 10.69 0 2.2 23.2
11 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane JR WR 12 19 195 10.26 1 1.6 16.3
12 Trebor Pena Syracuse SO WR 7 15 153 10.20 0 2.1 21.9
13 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh JR DB 10 24 239 9.96 1 2.4 23.9
14 Brandon Joseph Notre Dame JR S 7 16 158 9.88 0 2.3 22.6
15 Eddie Lewis Memphis SR WR 11 24 236 9.83 1 2.2 21.5
16 LaJohntay Wester FAU SO WR 12 14 136 9.71 0 1.2 11.3
17 Caullin Lacy USA SO WR 11 19 180 9.47 1 1.7 16.4
18 Xavier Townsend UCF FR WR 12 19 177 9.32 0 1.6 14.8
19 Brennan Presley Okla St JR WR 10 12 111 9.25 0 1.2 11.1
20 Amin Hassan Navy SO SB 11 15 132 8.80 0 1.4 12.0
21 Taylor Morin Wk Forest SO WR 11 14 123 8.79 0 1.3 11.2
22 Mycah Pittman FSU JR WR 11 16 139 8.69 0 1.5 12.6
23 Adam Beale Toledo JR WR 13 30 252 8.40 0 2.3 19.4
24 Devaughn Vele Utah SO WR 8 23 192 8.35 0 2.9 24.0
25 Thayer Thomas NC State SR WR 11 14 114 8.14 0 1.3 10.4
26 Jaylin Lane MTSU SO WR 11 19 152 8.00 0 1.7 13.8
26 Zavion Thomas Miss St FR WR 8 10 80 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
28 Antonio Williams Clemson FR WR 10 12 92 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
29 A.J. Henning Michigan JR WR 10 23 174 7.57 1 2.3 17.4
30 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 11 15 113 7.53 1 1.4 10.3
31 Jalen Walker Miami (Oh) SR WR 12 17 127 7.47 0 1.4 10.6
31 Isaiah Williams Illinois SO WR 11 15 112 7.47 0 1.4 10.2
33 Malik Fleming ECU JR CB 12 18 134 7.44 0 1.5 11.2
34 Lawrence Dixon NMSU SR WR 13 23 164 7.13 0 1.8 12.6
34 Charlie Jones Purdue SR WR 11 16 114 7.13 0 1.5 10.4
36 Tarheeb Still Maryland JR DB 9 15 102 6.80 0 1.7 11.3
37 Cooper Jones Utah State SR RB 12 20 131 6.55 0 1.7 10.9
38 Arland Bruce IV Iowa SO WR 9 17 107 6.29 0 1.9 11.9
39 Johnnie Lang Ark St SR RB 10 13 79 6.08 0 1.3 7.9
40 Josh Sarratt James Mad JR S 11 19 113 5.95 0 1.7 10.3
41 Parker Washington Penn State SO WR 8 16 95 5.94 0 2.0 11.9
42 Marcus Bellon UTEP SO WR 12 18 100 5.56 1 1.5 8.3
43 Tayvion Robinson Kentucky SR WR 8 15 83 5.53 0 1.9 10.4
44 Dean Engram Wisconsin JR WR 12 24 132 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
45 Keylon Stokes Tulsa SR WR 11 17 85 5.00 0 1.5 7.7
46 Tyler Page App St SR WR 11 16 79 4.94 0 1.5 7.2
47 Braden Smith Louisville SR WR 10 21 92 4.38 0 2.1 9.2
48 Kris Hutson Oregon SO WR 8 10 42 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
49 Demario Douglas Liberty SO WR 13 18 74 4.11 0 1.4 5.7
50 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers SR WR 9 11 43 3.91 0 1.2 4.8
51 D.J. Taylor Ariz St SO DB 6 9 32 3.56 0 1.5 5.3
52 Will Taylor Clemson SO WR 8 10 26 2.60 0 1.3 3.3
53 Javen Jacobs Ariz St FR WR 6 7 18 2.57 0 1.2 3.0
54 Luke Wysong New Mexico SO WR 9 12 27 2.25 0 1.3 3.0

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.