2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | SO | SAF | 1 | 2 | 111 | 55.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 111.0 |
| 2 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 80.0 |
| 3 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 4 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 114 | 38.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 114.0 |
| 5 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 70.0 |
| 6 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 62.0 |
| 7 | D.J. Taylor | Ariz St | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 87.0 |
| 8 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 9 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 83.0 |
| 10 | Raymond Niro III | N'western | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 11 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 12 | Dimitri Stanley | Colorado | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 13 | Billy Kemp IV | Virginia | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 14 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 15 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 16 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 17 | Travell Harris | Wash St | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 18 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.0 |
| 19 | Will Taylor | Clemson | FR | QB | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 20 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 21 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 22 | Jerreth Sterns | Western Ky | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 23 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 23 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 25 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 26 | Stanley Berryhill III | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 73.0 |
| 27 | Jaylon Barden | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 28 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 1 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 81.0 |
| 29 | Moose Muhammad III | Texas A&M | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.0 |
| 30 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 30 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 32 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 62.0 |
| 33 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 34 | Quian Williams | Buffalo | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 34 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 34 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 34 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 38 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 39 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 40 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 41 | Keyshawn Helton | FSU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 41 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 43 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 44 | Devin Guice | Auburn | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 46 | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Slade Bolden | Alabama | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 48 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 49 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 49 | Jaivon Heiligh | Coast Car | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| 52 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 54 | Mycah Pittman | Oregon | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 55 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 56 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 57 | Calvin Turner Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 58 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 59 | Travis Levy | BC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 59 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 61 | Bryce Nunnelly | W Mich | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 62 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 62 | Graeson Malashevich | WVU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 62 | Dominick Blaylock | Georgia | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 65 | Ayden Eberhardt | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 66 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 67 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 67 | Cade Sutherland | USA | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 67 | Dante Wright | CSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 70 | Shamar Garrett | SJSU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 71 | Josh Downs | N Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 72 | Cole Tucker | N Illinois | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 73 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 73 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 75 | Sean Fresch | Rice | FR | CB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 76 | Thomas Hennigan | App St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 77 | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 78 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -4.0 |
| 79 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 80 | Melquise Stovall | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -7.0 |
| 81 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | -38 | -19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -38.0 |
| 82 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | -39 | -19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -39.0 |
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.