2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 8 12 178 14.83 0 1.5 22.3
3 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 10 20 296 14.80 1 2.0 29.6
4 Jaylin Lane MTSU FR WR 12 20 291 14.55 1 1.7 24.3
5 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 9 11 159 14.45 0 1.2 17.7
6 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 12 25 360 14.40 2 2.1 30.0
7 D.J. Taylor Ariz St FR DB 11 14 191 13.64 0 1.3 17.4
8 Jacolby George Miami (Fl) FR WR 7 10 130 13.00 0 1.4 18.6
9 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 9 15 191 12.73 1 1.7 21.2
10 Ainias Smith Texas A&M JR WR 9 21 260 12.38 1 2.3 28.9
11 Dimitri Stanley Colorado SO WR 8 10 123 12.30 0 1.3 15.4
12 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 13 22 264 12.00 1 1.7 20.3
13 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 11 17 200 11.76 0 1.5 18.2
14 Kyren Williams Notre Dame SO RB 11 13 150 11.54 0 1.2 13.6
15 Chance Warren Navy SR SB 9 11 122 11.09 0 1.2 13.6
16 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 9 12 125 10.42 0 1.3 13.9
17 Thayer Thomas NC State JR WR 10 15 154 10.27 0 1.5 15.4
18 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 10 15 153 10.20 0 1.5 15.3
19 Mycah Pittman Oregon SO WR 9 15 151 10.07 0 1.7 16.8
20 Hobbs Nyberg BYU FR WR 10 18 178 9.89 0 1.8 17.8
21 Stanley Berryhill III Arizona JR WR 8 15 144 9.60 0 1.9 18.0
22 Travell Harris Wash St SR WR 9 12 113 9.42 0 1.3 12.6
23 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 9 17 158 9.29 0 1.9 17.6
24 Josh Downs N Carolina SO WR 9 13 120 9.23 0 1.4 13.3
25 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 11 20 184 9.20 0 1.8 16.7
26 Shamar Garrett SJSU SO RB 10 12 110 9.17 0 1.2 11.0
27 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 9 15 137 9.13 1 1.7 15.2
28 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane SO WR 8 11 100 9.09 0 1.4 12.5
29 Donny Navarro III Illinois JR WR 11 14 121 8.64 0 1.3 11.0
30 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 12 34 288 8.47 0 2.8 24.0
31 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 11 20 164 8.20 0 1.8 14.9
32 Jhaylin Embry BGSU FR WR 12 17 136 8.00 0 1.4 11.3
33 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 10 21 166 7.90 0 2.1 16.6
34 Devin Maddox Toledo SO WR 12 18 141 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
34 Jahan Dotson Penn State SR WR 8 12 94 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
36 Jaden Walley Miss St SO WR 8 12 92 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
36 Adrian Frye Texas Tech SR DB 7 9 69 7.67 0 1.3 9.9
38 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 12 21 156 7.43 0 1.8 13.0
39 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 10 20 144 7.20 0 2.0 14.4
40 JoJo Earle Alabama FR WR 9 13 93 7.15 0 1.4 10.3
41 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 10 21 143 6.81 1 2.1 14.3
42 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
43 Tyler Snead ECU SO WR 10 12 81 6.75 0 1.2 8.1
44 Garrett Wilson Ohio State JR WR 8 12 76 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
45 Billy Kemp IV Virginia SR WR 8 15 93 6.20 0 1.9 11.6
46 Eric Garror La-Lafytte JR CB 14 25 139 5.56 0 1.8 9.9
47 Justin Garrett UTEP SR WR 13 25 136 5.44 0 1.9 10.5
48 Trey Palmer LSU JR WR 7 12 65 5.42 0 1.7 9.3
49 Thomas Hennigan App St SR WR 12 14 73 5.21 0 1.2 6.1
50 Brennan Presley Okla St SO WR 10 14 68 4.86 0 1.4 6.8
51 Azende Rey Ga Tech SR WR 7 10 48 4.80 0 1.4 6.9
52 Dean Engram Wisconsin SO CB 10 12 54 4.50 0 1.2 5.4
53 Isaiah Esdale WVU SR WR 8 11 49 4.45 0 1.4 6.1
54 Willie Johnson Marshall SR WR 12 14 53 3.79 0 1.2 4.4
55 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SO WR 9 13 48 3.69 0 1.4 5.3
56 Jordan Nathan Utah State SR WR 12 14 43 3.07 0 1.2 3.6
57 Will Brown Clemson SR WR 9 11 26 2.36 0 1.2 2.9

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.