2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 1 | 1.2 | 22.9 |
| 2 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 245 | 11.14 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Amin Hassan | Navy | JR | SB | 11 | 19 | 138 | 7.26 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Sean Fresch | Rice | JR | CB | 12 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | JR | WR | 12 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 7 | Jsi Hatfield | ECU | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 96 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| 8 | Koby Drake | Memphis | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Mac McWilliams | UAB | JR | CB | 11 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | JR | WR | 12 | 16 | 66 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Jairus Mack | Charlotte | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SR | WR | 11 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Dante Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 15 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 16 | Kobie Campbell | Rice | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Duane Thomas Jr. | Charlotte | FR | WR | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Joshua Cephus | UTSA | SR | WR | 13 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 19 | Dontae Fleming | Tulane | JR | WR | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 20 | Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | SMU | FR | CB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Luke McCaffrey | Rice | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Jonathan McGill | SMU | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Landon Sides | N Texas | FR | WR | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.