2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2023
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 2 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
2 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | SO | DB | 13 | 21 | 333 | 15.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.6 |
3 | Derius Davis | TCU | SR | WR | 14 | 18 | 268 | 14.89 | 2 | 1.3 | 19.1 |
4 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 13 | 27 | 383 | 14.19 | 2 | 2.1 | 29.5 |
5 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | FR | WR | 11 | 15 | 202 | 13.47 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
6 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 19 | 236 | 12.42 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.7 |
7 | Natrone Brooks | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 19 | 222 | 11.68 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.1 |
8 | Robert Ferrel | Wash St | SR | WR | 11 | 19 | 205 | 10.79 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.6 |
9 | Jeremiah Hunter | California | JR | WR | 11 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.5 |
10 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | JR | WR | 14 | 21 | 213 | 10.14 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
11 | Brandon Joseph | Notre Dame | JR | S | 10 | 18 | 179 | 9.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.9 |
12 | Bryce Stephens | Arkansas | FR | WR | 13 | 15 | 149 | 9.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
13 | Eddie Lewis | Memphis | SR | WR | 13 | 26 | 255 | 9.81 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
14 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 12 | 25 | 245 | 9.80 | 1 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
15 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | SO | WR | 13 | 15 | 146 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
16 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 136 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
17 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SO | CB | 12 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
18 | Devaughn Vele | Utah | SO | WR | 14 | 27 | 246 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
19 | Mycah Pittman | FSU | JR | WR | 13 | 19 | 169 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
20 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | FR | WR | 14 | 20 | 177 | 8.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
21 | Amin Hassan | Navy | SO | SB | 12 | 15 | 132 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
22 | Caullin Lacy | USA | SO | WR | 13 | 21 | 184 | 8.76 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
23 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 11 | 21 | 182 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.5 |
24 | Adam Beale | Toledo | JR | WR | 14 | 30 | 252 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.0 |
25 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 152 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
26 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
27 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
28 | Isaiah Williams | Illinois | SO | WR | 13 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
29 | Jalen Walker | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 127 | 7.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
30 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | JR | WR | 13 | 28 | 201 | 7.18 | 1 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
31 | Tony Grimes, Jr. | Akron | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
32 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | SR | WR | 13 | 23 | 164 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
33 | Malik Fleming | ECU | JR | CB | 13 | 19 | 134 | 7.05 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
34 | Moose Muhammad III | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
35 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 13 | 18 | 118 | 6.56 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
36 | Cooper Jones | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 20 | 131 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
37 | Arland Bruce IV | Iowa | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 123 | 6.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.2 |
38 | Charlie Jones | Purdue | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
39 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | SR | RB | 12 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
40 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | JR | DB | 12 | 17 | 103 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
41 | Josh Sarratt | James Mad | JR | S | 11 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
42 | Marcus Bellon | UTEP | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
43 | Tayvion Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
44 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 13 | 24 | 132 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
44 | Parker Washington | Penn State | SO | WR | 10 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
46 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SR | WR | 13 | 28 | 141 | 5.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.8 |
47 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
48 | Tyler Page | App St | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
49 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
50 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
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.