2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Zachariah Branch USC FR WR 7 10 223 22.30 1 1.4 31.9
2 LaJohntay Wester FAU JR WR 11 14 278 19.86 1 1.3 25.3
3 Xavier Worthy Texas JR WR 8 17 306 18.00 1 2.1 38.3
4 Jacob De Jesus UNLV JR WR 12 14 233 16.64 0 1.2 19.4
5 Daequan Hardy Penn State SR CB 7 14 228 16.29 2 2.0 32.6
6 Dee Williams Tennessee SR RS 9 16 255 15.94 1 1.8 28.3
7 Isaiah Sategna Arkansas FR WR 8 11 174 15.82 1 1.4 21.8
8 Keionte Scott Auburn JR CB 8 14 217 15.50 1 1.8 27.1
9 Jaylin Noel Iowa State JR WR 6 7 108 15.43 0 1.2 18.0
10 Ainias Smith Texas A&M SR WR 8 16 239 14.94 1 2.0 29.9
11 Tucker Holloway Va Tech SO WR 10 16 214 13.38 0 1.6 21.4
12 Josh Sarratt James Mad SR S 13 16 206 12.88 0 1.2 15.8
13 Cade McDonald Miami (Oh) JR WR 13 18 229 12.72 0 1.4 17.6
14 Keon Coleman FSU JR WR 9 24 291 12.13 0 2.7 32.3
15 Xavier Townsend UCF SO WR 7 10 120 12.00 0 1.4 17.1
15 Ricky Pearsall Florida SR WR 7 10 120 12.00 0 1.4 17.1
17 Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU JR WR 13 22 262 11.91 1 1.7 20.2
18 Cooper DeJean Iowa JR DB 9 19 226 11.89 1 2.1 25.1
19 Mekhi Mews Georgia SO WR 9 16 183 11.44 1 1.8 20.3
20 Zavion Thomas Miss St SO WR 7 10 114 11.40 0 1.4 16.3
21 Caullin Lacy USA JR WR 11 18 201 11.17 0 1.6 18.3
22 Tiaquelin Ti Mims USM SO WR 11 15 167 11.13 1 1.4 15.2
23 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SO RB 9 11 122 11.09 1 1.2 13.6
23 Jalen Coit NC State SO WR 9 11 122 11.09 0 1.2 13.6
25 Taylor Morin Wk Forest JR WR 8 11 116 10.55 0 1.4 14.5
26 Dean Patterson FIU SO WR 11 13 132 10.15 0 1.2 12.0
27 Courtney Jackson Ark St JR WR 12 16 161 10.06 1 1.3 13.4
28 Tez Johnson Oregon JR WR 11 18 178 9.89 0 1.6 16.2
29 Sean Fresch Rice JR CB 11 16 150 9.38 0 1.5 13.6
30 Jalon Calhoun Duke SR WR 8 11 103 9.36 0 1.4 12.9
31 Erik Brooks Fresno St SR WR 13 19 174 9.16 0 1.5 13.4
32 Preston Fox WVU SO WR 9 15 136 9.07 0 1.7 15.1
33 D'Marcus Adams Syracuse SR WR 9 12 108 9.00 0 1.3 12.0
34 Smoke Harris La Tech SR WR 10 25 221 8.84 1 2.5 22.1
35 Micah Davis Utah State JR WR 10 26 228 8.77 0 2.6 22.8
36 Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama JR DB 8 12 99 8.25 0 1.5 12.4
37 Tyrell Henry Mich St SO WR 7 9 74 8.22 0 1.3 10.6
38 Amin Hassan Navy JR SB 10 15 123 8.20 0 1.5 12.3
39 Kaden Saunders Penn State FR WR 8 11 89 8.09 0 1.4 11.1
40 Khaleb Hood Ga South SR WR 13 25 191 7.64 0 1.9 14.7
41 Jhaylin Embry BGSU JR WR 11 15 110 7.33 0 1.4 10.0
41 Koby Drake Memphis JR WR 10 12 88 7.33 0 1.2 8.8
43 Gavin Freeman Oklahoma SO WR 8 16 117 7.31 1 2.0 14.6
44 Logan Loya UCLA SR WR 12 17 123 7.24 0 1.4 10.3
45 Mekhi Shaw SDSU JR WR 10 14 101 7.21 0 1.4 10.1
46 Chris Carpenter UTSA JR WR 12 16 109 6.81 1 1.3 9.1
47 Isaac Ross U Mass SR WR 10 12 80 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
48 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh SR DB 9 18 103 5.72 0 2.0 11.4
49 TJ Sheffield Purdue SR WR 8 11 61 5.55 0 1.4 7.6
50 Bobby Golden Akron SO WR 12 16 86 5.38 0 1.3 7.2
51 Jacob Bernard La-Lafytte JR WR 13 17 89 5.24 0 1.3 6.8
52 Jabre Barber Troy JR WR 13 16 83 5.19 0 1.2 6.4
53 Phillip Brooks Kansas St SR WR 8 10 44 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
54 Mikey Matthews Utah FR WR 9 15 62 4.13 0 1.7 6.9
55 Hobbs Nyberg BYU JR WR 8 10 35 3.50 0 1.3 4.4
56 Sean Atkins S Florida JR WR 12 15 48 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
57 Kevin Coleman Louisville SO WR 11 19 52 2.74 0 1.7 4.7

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.