2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | JR | DB | 7 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.9 |
| 2 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Tory Horton | CSU | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 1 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| 4 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 156 | 14.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Nikko Remigio | Fresno St | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.3 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Hunter | California | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.6 |
| 7 | Derius Davis | TCU | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 150 | 11.54 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| 8 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 8 | 18 | 202 | 11.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 9 | Mycah Pittman | FSU | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 155 | 11.07 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.4 |
| 10 | Robert Ferrel | Wash St | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 192 | 10.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 11 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
| 12 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 139 | 9.93 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 13 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 14 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 15 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 16 | Devaughn Vele | Utah | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 132 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 17 | Eddie Lewis | Memphis | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 131 | 8.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| 18 | Isaac Ross | U Mass | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Adam Beale | Toledo | JR | WR | 9 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
| 20 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 8 | 21 | 164 | 7.81 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.5 |
| 21 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.1 |
| 22 | Cooper Jones | Utah State | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 23 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 24 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.6 |
| 24 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Moose Muhammad III | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 27 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 9 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 28 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 29 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| 31 | Charlie Jones | Purdue | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 33 | Caullin Lacy | USA | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.9 |
| 34 | Bryce Stephens | Arkansas | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 35 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| 36 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | JR | WR | 9 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.9 |
| 37 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 38 | Tony Grimes, Jr. | Akron | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| 39 | Josh Sarratt | James Mad | JR | S | 8 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 40 | Parker Washington | Penn State | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| 41 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
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.