2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.5 |
| 2 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 195 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Adam Beale | Toledo | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 4 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 7 | 14 | 162 | 11.57 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.1 |
| 5 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 5 | Jeremiah Hunter | California | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 7 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 8 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.6 |
| 9 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 10 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 10 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.2 |
| 12 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 13 | Cooper Jones | Utah State | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.9 |
| 14 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 15 | Tony Grimes, Jr. | Akron | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 16 | Moose Muhammad III | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 17 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 18 | Josh Sarratt | James Mad | JR | S | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 19 | Amin Hassan | Navy | SO | SB | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 20 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| 21 | Marcus Bellon | UTEP | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 23 | Malik Fleming | ECU | JR | CB | 5 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 24 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 24 | Arland Bruce IV | Iowa | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Bryce Stephens | Arkansas | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 27 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| 29 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
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.