2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kalil Pimpleton CMU JR WR 13 16 305 19.06 2 1.2 23.5
2 Velus Jones Jr. Tennessee SR WR 13 18 272 15.11 0 1.4 20.9
3 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 14 29 427 14.72 2 2.1 30.5
4 Jaylin Lane MTSU FR WR 12 20 291 14.55 1 1.7 24.3
5 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 13 26 374 14.38 2 2.0 28.8
6 D.J. Taylor Ariz St FR DB 12 14 191 13.64 0 1.2 15.9
7 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 12 26 328 12.62 1 2.2 27.3
8 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 12 17 205 12.06 1 1.4 17.1
9 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 14 22 264 12.00 1 1.6 18.9
10 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 14 20 229 11.45 0 1.4 16.4
11 Ainias Smith Texas A&M JR WR 12 23 259 11.26 1 1.9 21.6
12 Jacolby George Miami (Fl) FR WR 9 13 142 10.92 0 1.4 15.8
13 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 11 15 153 10.20 0 1.4 13.9
14 Kyren Williams Notre Dame SO RB 12 15 151 10.07 0 1.3 12.6
15 Josh Downs N Carolina SO WR 13 15 149 9.93 0 1.2 11.5
16 Hobbs Nyberg BYU FR WR 13 23 221 9.61 0 1.8 17.0
17 Thayer Thomas NC State JR WR 12 17 162 9.53 0 1.4 13.5
18 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 14 21 199 9.48 0 1.5 14.2
19 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 14 29 274 9.45 0 2.1 19.6
20 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane SO WR 12 14 132 9.43 0 1.2 11.0
21 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 12 22 195 8.86 0 1.8 16.3
22 Stanley Berryhill III Arizona JR WR 12 19 167 8.79 0 1.6 13.9
23 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 15 22 189 8.59 0 1.5 12.6
24 Johnnie Lang Ark St JR RB 12 15 124 8.27 1 1.3 10.3
25 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 14 19 154 8.11 0 1.4 11.0
26 Jhaylin Embry BGSU FR WR 12 17 136 8.00 0 1.4 11.3
27 Devin Maddox Toledo SO WR 13 18 141 7.83 0 1.4 10.8
28 TJ Sheffield Purdue SO WR 12 14 109 7.79 0 1.2 9.1
29 Jaden Walley Miss St SO WR 13 17 132 7.76 0 1.3 10.2
30 Da'quan Bailey-Brown USM JR WR 9 11 85 7.73 0 1.2 9.4
31 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 14 37 285 7.70 0 2.6 20.4
32 Donny Navarro III Illinois JR WR 12 16 121 7.56 0 1.3 10.1
33 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 13 21 158 7.52 1 1.6 12.2
34 Jahan Dotson Penn State SR WR 12 14 104 7.43 0 1.2 8.7
35 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 14 27 193 7.15 0 1.9 13.8
36 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 13 23 162 7.04 0 1.8 12.5
37 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
38 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 12 22 143 6.50 1 1.8 11.9
38 Trey Palmer LSU JR WR 11 18 117 6.50 0 1.6 10.6
40 Jaylin Noel Iowa State FR WR 13 15 92 6.13 0 1.2 7.1
41 Billy Kemp IV Virginia SR WR 12 16 93 5.81 0 1.3 7.8
42 Adrian Frye Texas Tech SR DB 10 13 74 5.69 0 1.3 7.4
43 Eric Garror La-Lafytte JR CB 14 25 139 5.56 0 1.8 9.9
44 JoJo Earle Alabama FR WR 12 16 88 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
45 Justin Garrett UTEP SR WR 13 25 136 5.44 0 1.9 10.5
46 Willie Johnson Marshall SR WR 13 17 89 5.24 0 1.3 6.8
47 Garrett Wilson Ohio State JR WR 11 14 68 4.86 0 1.3 6.2
48 Dean Engram Wisconsin SO CB 13 16 76 4.75 0 1.2 5.8
49 Isaiah Esdale WVU SR WR 10 13 57 4.38 0 1.3 5.7
50 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SO WR 13 16 56 3.50 0 1.2 4.3

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.