2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Velus Jones Jr. Tennessee SR WR 8 11 193 17.55 0 1.4 24.1
2 Jordan Addison Pittsburgh SO WR 9 11 185 16.82 0 1.2 20.6
3 Jaylin Lane MTSU FR WR 7 13 199 15.31 0 1.9 28.4
4 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 9 18 271 15.06 1 2.0 30.1
5 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 9 12 167 13.92 0 1.3 18.6
6 Josh Downs N Carolina SO WR 9 12 143 11.92 0 1.3 15.9
7 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 8 15 177 11.80 0 1.9 22.1
8 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 10 19 221 11.63 1 1.9 22.1
9 Jacolby George Miami (Fl) FR WR 8 12 136 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
10 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 10 14 149 10.64 0 1.4 14.9
11 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 8 15 152 10.13 0 1.9 19.0
12 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 7 9 90 10.00 0 1.3 12.9
13 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 9 16 159 9.94 0 1.8 17.7
14 Devin Maddox Toledo SO WR 8 11 99 9.00 0 1.4 12.4
15 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane SO WR 8 11 96 8.73 0 1.4 12.0
16 Willie Johnson Marshall SR WR 8 10 85 8.50 0 1.3 10.6
17 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 9 14 115 8.21 0 1.6 12.8
18 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 10 23 188 8.17 0 2.3 18.8
19 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 8 11 88 8.00 0 1.4 11.0
20 Jhaylin Embry BGSU FR WR 8 15 118 7.87 0 1.9 14.8
21 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 10 16 125 7.81 0 1.6 12.5
22 Justin Garrett UTEP SR WR 8 19 141 7.42 0 2.4 17.6
23 Trey Palmer LSU JR WR 8 11 80 7.27 0 1.4 10.0
24 Lawrence Dixon NMSU JR WR 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
24 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 7 9 63 7.00 0 1.3 9.0
26 Giles Jackson Washington SO WR 9 11 76 6.91 0 1.2 8.4
27 Donny Navarro III Illinois JR WR 9 13 85 6.54 0 1.4 9.4
28 Jaylin Noel Iowa State FR WR 9 11 69 6.27 0 1.2 7.7
29 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 10 28 163 5.82 0 2.8 16.3
30 Jaivon Heiligh Coast Car SR WR 8 10 58 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
31 Eric Garror La-Lafytte JR CB 9 17 91 5.35 0 1.9 10.1
32 Isaiah Esdale WVU SR WR 7 9 48 5.33 0 1.3 6.9
33 Da'quan Bailey-Brown USM JR WR 6 8 42 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
34 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 8 15 77 5.13 0 1.9 9.6
35 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SO WR 8 10 48 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
36 Roderic Burns N Texas SO WR 8 10 46 4.60 0 1.3 5.8
37 Gary Bryant Jr. USC SO WR 8 10 45 4.50 0 1.3 5.6
38 Jordan Nathan Utah State SR WR 9 12 42 3.50 0 1.3 4.7
38 Demetris Robertson Auburn SR WR 8 10 35 3.50 0 1.3 4.4
40 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 10 12 29 2.42 0 1.2 2.9
41 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 9 13 16 1.23 0 1.4 1.8
42 Johnnie Lang Ark St JR RB 8 10 9 0.90 0 1.3 1.1
43 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 2 3 -6 -2.00 0 1.5 -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.