2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Devaughn Vele Utah SO WR 8 23 192 8.35 0 2.9 24.0
2 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh JR DB 10 24 239 9.96 1 2.4 23.9
3 Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama SO DB 8 18 321 17.83 0 2.3 40.1
3 Brandon Joseph Notre Dame JR S 7 16 158 9.88 0 2.3 22.6
3 Adam Beale Toledo JR WR 13 30 252 8.40 0 2.3 19.4
3 A.J. Henning Michigan JR WR 10 23 174 7.57 1 2.3 17.4
7 Jeremiah Hunter California JR WR 6 13 139 10.69 0 2.2 23.2
7 Eddie Lewis Memphis SR WR 11 24 236 9.83 1 2.2 21.5
9 Trebor Pena Syracuse SO WR 7 15 153 10.20 0 2.1 21.9
9 Braden Smith Louisville SR WR 10 21 92 4.38 0 2.1 9.2
11 Eric Garror La-Lafytte SR CB 11 22 357 16.23 2 2.0 32.5
11 Parker Washington Penn State SO WR 8 16 95 5.94 0 2.0 11.9
11 Dean Engram Wisconsin JR WR 12 24 132 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
14 Arland Bruce IV Iowa SO WR 9 17 107 6.29 0 1.9 11.9
14 Tayvion Robinson Kentucky SR WR 8 15 83 5.53 0 1.9 10.4
16 Ladd McConkey Georgia SO WR 8 14 180 12.86 0 1.8 22.5
16 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 5 9 107 11.89 0 1.8 21.4
16 Lawrence Dixon NMSU SR WR 13 23 164 7.13 0 1.8 12.6
19 Anthony Gould Oregon St SO WR 6 10 222 22.20 2 1.7 37.0
19 Caullin Lacy USA SO WR 11 19 180 9.47 1 1.7 16.4
19 Jaylin Lane MTSU SO WR 11 19 152 8.00 0 1.7 13.8
19 Tarheeb Still Maryland JR DB 9 15 102 6.80 0 1.7 11.3
19 Cooper Jones Utah State SR RB 12 20 131 6.55 0 1.7 10.9
19 Josh Sarratt James Mad JR S 11 19 113 5.95 0 1.7 10.3
25 Derius Davis TCU SR WR 9 14 227 16.21 2 1.6 25.2
25 Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane JR WR 12 19 195 10.26 1 1.6 16.3
25 Xavier Townsend UCF FR WR 12 19 177 9.32 0 1.6 14.8
28 Natrone Brooks USM SR DB 11 17 192 11.29 0 1.5 17.5
28 Mycah Pittman FSU JR WR 11 16 139 8.69 0 1.5 12.6
28 Malik Fleming ECU JR CB 12 18 134 7.44 0 1.5 11.2
28 Charlie Jones Purdue SR WR 11 16 114 7.13 0 1.5 10.4
28 Marcus Bellon UTEP SO WR 12 18 100 5.56 1 1.5 8.3
28 Keylon Stokes Tulsa SR WR 11 17 85 5.00 0 1.5 7.7
28 Tyler Page App St SR WR 11 16 79 4.94 0 1.5 7.2
28 D.J. Taylor Ariz St SO DB 6 9 32 3.56 0 1.5 5.3
36 Smoke Harris La Tech JR WR 11 15 195 13.00 0 1.4 17.7
36 Amin Hassan Navy SO SB 11 15 132 8.80 0 1.4 12.0
36 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 11 15 113 7.53 1 1.4 10.3
36 Jalen Walker Miami (Oh) SR WR 12 17 127 7.47 0 1.4 10.6
36 Isaiah Williams Illinois SO WR 11 15 112 7.47 0 1.4 10.2
36 Demario Douglas Liberty SO WR 13 18 74 4.11 0 1.4 5.7
42 Taylor Morin Wk Forest SO WR 11 14 123 8.79 0 1.3 11.2
42 Thayer Thomas NC State SR WR 11 14 114 8.14 0 1.3 10.4
42 Zavion Thomas Miss St FR WR 8 10 80 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
42 Johnnie Lang Ark St SR RB 10 13 79 6.08 0 1.3 7.9
42 Kris Hutson Oregon SO WR 8 10 42 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
42 Will Taylor Clemson SO WR 8 10 26 2.60 0 1.3 3.3
42 Luke Wysong New Mexico SO WR 9 12 27 2.25 0 1.3 3.0
49 Xavier Worthy Texas SO WR 9 11 136 12.36 0 1.2 15.1
49 LaJohntay Wester FAU SO WR 12 14 136 9.71 0 1.2 11.3
49 Brennan Presley Okla St JR WR 10 12 111 9.25 0 1.2 11.1
49 Antonio Williams Clemson FR WR 10 12 92 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
49 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers SR WR 9 11 43 3.91 0 1.2 4.8
49 Javen Jacobs Ariz St FR WR 6 7 18 2.57 0 1.2 3.0
55 Nikko Remigio Fresno St SR WR 12 13 232 17.85 2 1.1 19.3
55 Phillip Brooks Kansas St SR WR 9 10 146 14.60 1 1.1 16.2
55 Josh Vann S Carolina SR WR 9 10 134 13.40 0 1.1 14.9
55 Bentlee Sanders Nevada SR DB 11 12 93 7.75 0 1.1 8.5
55 Quentin Redding Minnesota FR WR 12 13 78 6.00 0 1.1 6.5
60 Luther Burden III Missouri FR WR 9 9 152 16.89 1 1.0 16.9
60 Tory Horton CSU JR WR 11 11 171 15.55 1 1.0 15.5
60 Marvin Mims Jr. Oklahoma JR WR 9 9 137 15.22 0 1.0 15.2
60 Gavin Holmes Baylor SR WR 10 10 133 13.30 1 1.0 13.3
60 Josh Downs N Carolina JR WR 8 8 104 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
60 Keionte Scott Auburn SO CB 7 7 83 11.86 0 1.0 11.9
60 Isaac Ross U Mass JR WR 10 10 92 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
60 George Holani Boise St JR RB 10 10 84 8.40 0 1.0 8.4
60 Moose Muhammad III Texas A&M SO WR 6 6 47 7.83 0 1.0 7.8
60 Emeka Egbuka Ohio State SO WR 9 9 63 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
60 Gregory Clayton Jr. LSU JR WR 8 8 50 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
60 Jordan Watkins Miss JR WR 9 9 53 5.89 0 1.0 5.9
60 Jayshon Jackson Ball State SR WR 11 11 56 5.09 0 1.0 5.1
60 Logan Loya UCLA JR WR 7 7 32 4.57 0 1.0 4.6
60 Jaylin Noel Iowa State SO WR 9 9 41 4.56 0 1.0 4.6
60 Raymond James Kent State SR WR 8 8 31 3.88 0 1.0 3.9
76 Cooper DeJean Iowa SO DB 11 10 165 16.50 0 0.9 15.0
76 Bryce Stephens Arkansas FR WR 9 8 115 14.38 1 0.9 12.8
76 Nate McCollum Ga Tech SO WR 7 6 71 11.83 0 0.9 10.1
76 Jayden Reed Mich St SR WR 8 7 65 9.29 0 0.9 8.1
76 Hobbs Nyberg BYU SO WR 9 8 73 9.13 0 0.9 8.1
76 Isiah Paige ODU SO WR 12 11 83 7.55 0 0.9 6.9
76 Rontavius Groves Texas St SR WR 9 8 39 4.88 0 0.9 4.3
76 Will Sheppard Vanderbilt JR WR 8 7 34 4.86 0 0.9 4.3
76 Sam Wiglusz Ohio SR WR 13 12 32 2.67 0 0.9 2.5
76 DJ Harvey Va Tech FR DB 10 9 14 1.56 0 0.9 1.4
86 Jordyn Tyson Colorado FR WR 5 4 131 32.75 1 0.8 26.2
86 Nathaniel Dell Houston JR WR 12 9 153 17.00 1 0.8 12.8
86 Jake Rogers BGSU JR WR 9 7 86 12.29 0 0.8 9.6
86 Tyrese Chambers FIU SR WR 10 8 78 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
86 Preston Fox WVU FR WR 8 6 51 8.50 0 0.8 6.4
86 Grant DuBose Charlotte JR WR 11 9 76 8.44 0 0.8 6.9
86 Nohl Williams UNLV JR DB 9 7 46 6.57 0 0.8 5.1
86 Tailique Williams Georgia St SO WR 9 7 43 6.14 0 0.8 4.8
86 Starling Thomas V UAB SR CB 12 9 51 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
86 Roderic Burns N Texas JR WR 14 11 49 4.45 0 0.8 3.5
86 Joshua Cephus UTSA SR WR 12 9 36 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
86 Jason Thompson Stanford FR WR 4 3 12 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
86 Donny Navarro III N'western SR WR 10 8 19 2.38 0 0.8 1.9
99 Roderick Daniels, Jr. SMU SO WR 10 7 104 14.86 0 0.7 10.4
99 Jalon Calhoun Duke SR WR 12 8 117 14.63 0 0.7 9.8

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.