2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) 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 12 15 240 16.00 0 1.3 20.0
2 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 13 26 388 14.92 2 2.0 29.8
3 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 12 22 314 14.27 1 1.8 26.2
4 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 13 18 225 12.50 0 1.4 17.3
5 Jaylin Lane MTSU FR WR 11 18 221 12.28 0 1.6 20.1
6 Ainias Smith Texas A&M JR WR 11 22 257 11.68 1 2.0 23.4
7 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 11 23 262 11.39 0 2.1 23.8
8 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 10 15 153 10.20 0 1.5 15.3
9 Kyren Williams Notre Dame SO RB 12 15 151 10.07 0 1.3 12.6
10 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 13 18 175 9.72 0 1.4 13.5
11 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 14 29 274 9.45 0 2.1 19.6
12 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 11 20 187 9.35 0 1.8 17.0
13 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 13 20 184 9.20 0 1.5 14.2
14 Thayer Thomas NC State JR WR 11 13 114 8.77 0 1.2 10.4
15 Willie Johnson Marshall SR WR 12 15 128 8.53 0 1.3 10.7
16 Hobbs Nyberg BYU FR WR 12 17 140 8.24 0 1.4 11.7
17 Devin Maddox Toledo SO WR 12 17 134 7.88 0 1.4 11.2
18 Jhaylin Embry BGSU FR WR 11 16 125 7.81 0 1.5 11.4
19 TJ Sheffield Purdue SO WR 12 14 109 7.79 0 1.2 9.1
20 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 13 18 140 7.78 0 1.4 10.8
21 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 14 37 285 7.70 0 2.6 20.4
22 Donny Navarro III Illinois JR WR 12 16 121 7.56 0 1.3 10.1
23 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 12 17 124 7.29 1 1.4 10.3
24 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 12 23 162 7.04 0 1.9 13.5
25 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 11 15 103 6.87 0 1.4 9.4
26 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 13 24 162 6.75 0 1.8 12.5
27 Trey Palmer LSU JR WR 10 17 114 6.71 0 1.7 11.4
27 Stanley Berryhill III Arizona JR WR 11 14 94 6.71 0 1.3 8.5
29 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 11 14 91 6.50 0 1.3 8.3
30 Jaylin Noel Iowa State FR WR 12 15 92 6.13 0 1.3 7.7
31 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 14 18 110 6.11 0 1.3 7.9
32 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 11 20 120 6.00 1 1.8 10.9
33 Justin Garrett UTEP SR WR 12 24 140 5.83 0 2.0 11.7
34 Adrian Frye Texas Tech SR DB 9 13 74 5.69 0 1.4 8.2
35 Eric Garror La-Lafytte JR CB 13 25 139 5.56 0 1.9 10.7
36 Garrett Wilson Ohio State JR WR 11 14 68 4.86 0 1.3 6.2
37 Isaiah Esdale WVU SR WR 9 12 57 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
37 Dean Engram Wisconsin SO CB 13 16 76 4.75 0 1.2 5.8
39 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SO WR 12 16 56 3.50 0 1.3 4.7
40 JoJo Earle Alabama FR WR 11 13 43 3.31 0 1.2 3.9
41 Jordan Nathan Utah State SR WR 13 15 46 3.07 0 1.2 3.5
42 Billy Kemp IV Virginia SR WR 11 13 26 2.00 0 1.2 2.4

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.