2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amin Hassan | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 2 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 2 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 2 | Tayvion Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Natrone Brooks | USM | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Cameron Ross | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 9 | Roderick Daniels, Jr. | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Bobby Golden | Akron | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Adam Beale | Toledo | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Ahmarean Brown | S Carolina | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Lideatrick Griffin | Miss St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Eddie Lewis | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Mitchell Tinsley | Penn State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Sam Wiglusz | Ohio | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 9 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -8.0 |
| 25 | Nikko Remigio | Fresno St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 25 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 25 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 25 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 29 | Noah Short | Army | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 29 | Jalen Walker | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 29 | Peyton Sawyer | Houston | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 29 | Marvin Mims Jr. | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 29 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 29 | Robert Ferrel | Wash St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 29 | Davion Daniels | BGSU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 29 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 29 | Isaiah Williams | Illinois | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 29 | Jesiah Irish | Oregon St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Gregory Clayton Jr. | LSU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 29 | Latrell Caples | Boise St | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 29 | Tez Johnson | Troy | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Rashod Dubinion | Arkansas | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Cooper Jones | Utah State | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Jack Colletto | Oregon St | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Luther Burden III | Missouri | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Malik Fleming | ECU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Myles Price | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rome Odunze | Washington | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ricky Pearsall | Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 29 | Kris Hutson | Oregon | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 60 | Taye Barber | TCU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 61 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 61 | Andrew Sowinski | Purdue | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 61 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 61 | Jameson Tucker | Coast Car | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 61 | Tyson Mobley | Coast Car | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 61 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 61 | Chandler Baker | Buffalo | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 69 | Derius Davis | TCU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| 69 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.