2022 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | SR | WR | 13 | 23 | 164 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| 2 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Brandon Joseph | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Isaac Ross | U Mass | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | SO | WR | 9 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Victor Rosa | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 7 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.4 |
| 7 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 9 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Talmage Gunther | BYU | SO | WR | 11 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 9 | Cameron Ross | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 12 | Dajon Harrison | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Noah Short | Army | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 14 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 14 | Jabril Williams | Army | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 14 | Jerome Jolly, Jr. | Liberty | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Isaiah Morris | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.9 |