2022 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Short | Army | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 2 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Cameron Ross | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.