2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/10/2022
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 6 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.3 |
2 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 256 | 17.07 | 0 | 1.9 | 32.0 |
3 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 7 | 11 | 180 | 16.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.7 |
4 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 276 | 16.24 | 1 | 2.4 | 39.4 |
5 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 1 | 2.2 | 34.5 |
6 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 5 | 10 | 159 | 15.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.8 |
7 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 14 | 214 | 15.29 | 2 | 2.8 | 42.8 |
8 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
9 | D.J. Taylor | Ariz St | FR | DB | 7 | 12 | 175 | 14.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.0 |
10 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 7 | 16 | 214 | 13.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 30.6 |
11 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 190 | 12.67 | 1 | 2.1 | 27.1 |
12 | Dimitri Stanley | Colorado | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.0 |
13 | Devin Maddox | Toledo | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.7 |
13 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.7 |
15 | Stanley Berryhill III | Arizona | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
16 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.0 |
17 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.7 |
18 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 6 | 14 | 152 | 10.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
19 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 160 | 10.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.9 |
20 | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | SR | DB | 6 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
21 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.6 |
22 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
23 | Isiah Paige | ODU | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.6 |
23 | Josh Downs | N Carolina | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
25 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
26 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 6 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
27 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 6 | 15 | 146 | 9.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.3 |
28 | Jalen Walker | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
29 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
30 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | FR | WR | 6 | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
31 | Justin Garrett | UTEP | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
32 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 18 | 151 | 8.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.6 |
33 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
34 | Jaivon Heiligh | Coast Car | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
35 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
36 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 8 | 19 | 152 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.0 |
37 | Billy Kemp IV | Virginia | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
38 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 5 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
39 | Da'quan Bailey-Brown | USM | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
40 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
41 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
42 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
42 | Mycah Pittman | Oregon | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
44 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.7 |
45 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
46 | Jerreth Sterns | Western Ky | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
47 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
48 | Demetris Robertson | Auburn | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
49 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
50 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
51 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
52 | Isaiah Esdale | WVU | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
53 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
54 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 7 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
55 | Keyshawn Helton | FSU | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
56 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
57 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 7 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
58 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 7 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
59 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | JR | SLT | 6 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
60 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 6 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.2 |
61 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
62 | Bryce Nunnelly | W Mich | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
63 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
64 | Azende Rey | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
65 | Melquise Stovall | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
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.