2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 213 | 19.36 | 1 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 2 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.9 |
| 3 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 278 | 18.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 210 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 5 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.1 |
| 6 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 9 | 17 | 223 | 13.12 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 231 | 12.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.7 |
| 8 | Keon Coleman | FSU | JR | WR | 8 | 20 | 239 | 11.95 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.9 |
| 9 | Sean Fresch | Rice | JR | CB | 8 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
| 10 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | SR | RS | 8 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Caullin Lacy | USA | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 174 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 13 | Tucker Holloway | Va Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 136 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 182 | 9.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 22.8 |
| 15 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SO | DB | 8 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 |
| 16 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 17 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 17 | Erik Brooks | Fresno St | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 19 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 14 | 119 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 20 | Amin Hassan | Navy | JR | SB | 8 | 17 | 135 | 7.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.9 |
| 21 | Micah Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 7 | 18 | 142 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.3 |
| 22 | Devin Maddox | Toledo | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 23 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 24 | Jsi Hatfield | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 25 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 26 | Isiah Paige | ODU | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 27 | Preston Fox | WVU | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 28 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| 29 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 8 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 30 | Jalon Calhoun | Duke | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 31 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| 32 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 33 | Jabre Barber | Troy | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 34 | Kevin Coleman | Louisville | SO | WR | 9 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.4 |
| 35 | Mikey Matthews | Utah | FR | WR | 9 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.3 |
| 36 | Parker Kingston | BYU | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 37 | Javorian Wimberly | CMU | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 38 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 39 | Gavin Freeman | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
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.