2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/10/2022
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | SO | SAF | 3 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 38.0 |
2 | Dimitri Stanley | Colorado | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
3 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 1 | 1.8 | 38.2 |
4 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 41.5 |
5 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 304 | 20.27 | 2 | 1.7 | 33.8 |
6 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
7 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 218 | 18.17 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.1 |
8 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.4 |
9 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.0 |
10 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 11 | 23 | 347 | 15.09 | 2 | 2.1 | 31.5 |
11 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 |
12 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
13 | Casey Filkins | Stanford | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.3 |
14 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 14 | 187 | 13.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.4 |
15 | D.J. Taylor | Ariz St | FR | DB | 8 | 13 | 173 | 13.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
16 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 263 | 12.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.9 |
17 | Stanley Berryhill III | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
18 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
19 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 122 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
20 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 10 | 22 | 260 | 11.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.0 |
21 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 8 | 21 | 245 | 11.67 | 1 | 2.6 | 30.6 |
22 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 11 | 13 | 150 | 11.54 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
23 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 13 | 19 | 217 | 11.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
24 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
25 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
26 | Jacolby George | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
27 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 7 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
28 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 160 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
29 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 10 | 20 | 211 | 10.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.1 |
29 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 11 | 20 | 211 | 10.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.2 |
31 | Josh Downs | N Carolina | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
32 | Mycah Pittman | Oregon | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
33 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
34 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 14 | 20 | 183 | 9.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
35 | Demetris Robertson | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
36 | Jalen Walker | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
37 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
38 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 12 | 18 | 154 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
39 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
40 | Travell Harris | Wash St | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
41 | Devin Maddox | Toledo | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
42 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 12 | 25 | 200 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
43 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.4 |
44 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
45 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 8 | 17 | 130 | 7.65 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.3 |
46 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
47 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 10 | 28 | 212 | 7.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.2 |
48 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
49 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 9 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
50 | Steve Jenkins | UNLV | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
51 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 24 | 167 | 6.96 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.9 |
52 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.2 |
53 | Shamar Garrett | SJSU | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
54 | Justin Garrett | UTEP | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
55 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
56 | Billy Kemp IV | Virginia | SR | WR | 6 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
57 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 13 | 24 | 139 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
58 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
59 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 10 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
60 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
61 | Isaiah Esdale | WVU | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
62 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
63 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
64 | Ontaria Wilson | FSU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
65 | Gary Bryant Jr. | USC | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
66 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
67 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
68 | Travis Levy | BC | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
69 | Boogie Knight | La-Monroe | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
70 | Will Brown | Clemson | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
71 | Trent McDuffie | Washington | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
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.