2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.7 |
| 2 | Jeremiah Hunter | California | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 3 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 4 | Mycah Pittman | FSU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.3 |
| 6 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SO | CB | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 7 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 8 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Moose Muhammad III | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 10 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Bryce Stephens | Arkansas | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Jordyn Williams | CMU | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 17 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Jadan Blue | Va Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Melquan Stovall | CSU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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.