2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Zachariah Branch USC FR WR 11 15 332 22.13 1 1.4 30.2
2 LaJohntay Wester FAU JR WR 12 14 278 19.86 1 1.2 23.2
3 Xavier Worthy Texas JR WR 14 22 371 16.86 1 1.6 26.5
4 Keionte Scott Auburn JR CB 10 15 222 14.80 1 1.5 22.2
5 Daequan Hardy Penn State SR CB 11 17 248 14.59 2 1.5 22.5
6 Ainias Smith Texas A&M SR WR 12 20 285 14.25 1 1.7 23.8
7 Dee Williams Tennessee SR RS 13 20 259 12.95 1 1.5 19.9
8 Tucker Holloway Va Tech SO WR 13 20 258 12.90 0 1.5 19.8
9 Josh Sarratt James Mad SR S 13 16 206 12.88 0 1.2 15.8
10 Cade McDonald Miami (Oh) JR WR 13 18 229 12.72 0 1.4 17.6
11 Keon Coleman FSU JR WR 12 25 300 12.00 0 2.1 25.0
11 Isaiah Sategna Arkansas FR WR 12 15 180 12.00 1 1.3 15.0
13 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SO RB 10 12 143 11.92 1 1.2 14.3
14 Zavion Thomas Miss St SO WR 11 14 163 11.64 0 1.3 14.8
15 Tiaquelin Ti Mims USM SO WR 12 15 167 11.13 1 1.3 13.9
16 Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU JR WR 14 24 257 10.71 1 1.7 18.4
17 Jalen Coit NC State SO WR 13 16 166 10.38 0 1.2 12.8
18 Mekhi Mews Georgia SO WR 13 20 205 10.25 1 1.5 15.8
19 Courtney Jackson Ark St JR WR 13 16 161 10.06 1 1.2 12.4
20 Caullin Lacy USA JR WR 12 21 210 10.00 0 1.8 17.5
21 Taylor Morin Wk Forest JR WR 12 15 148 9.87 0 1.3 12.3
22 Tez Johnson Oregon JR WR 14 20 190 9.50 0 1.4 13.6
23 Xavier Townsend UCF SO WR 11 15 142 9.47 0 1.4 12.9
23 Jalon Calhoun Duke SR WR 13 15 142 9.47 0 1.2 10.9
25 Sean Fresch Rice JR CB 13 16 150 9.38 0 1.2 11.5
26 Erik Brooks Fresno St SR WR 13 19 174 9.16 0 1.5 13.4
27 Micah Davis Utah State JR WR 11 28 250 8.93 0 2.5 22.7
28 Amin Hassan Navy JR SB 12 20 176 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
29 Jaylin Noel Iowa State JR WR 12 14 119 8.50 0 1.2 9.9
30 TJ Sheffield Purdue SR WR 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
31 Smoke Harris La Tech SR WR 12 28 234 8.36 1 2.3 19.5
32 Preston Fox WVU SO WR 12 18 145 8.06 0 1.5 12.1
33 Koby Drake Memphis JR WR 12 15 118 7.87 0 1.3 9.8
34 Khaleb Hood Ga South SR WR 13 25 191 7.64 0 1.9 14.7
35 D'Marcus Adams Syracuse SR WR 11 16 119 7.44 0 1.5 10.8
36 Logan Loya UCLA SR WR 13 17 123 7.24 0 1.3 9.5
37 Mekhi Shaw SDSU JR WR 10 14 101 7.21 0 1.4 10.1
38 Malik Fleming Houston SR DB 11 13 93 7.15 0 1.2 8.5
39 Chris Carpenter UTSA JR WR 12 16 109 6.81 1 1.3 9.1
40 Gavin Freeman Oklahoma SO WR 13 18 122 6.78 1 1.4 9.4
41 Isaac Ross U Mass SR WR 10 12 80 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
42 Jhaylin Embry BGSU JR WR 13 17 110 6.47 0 1.3 8.5
43 Hamp Greene Clemson SR WR 11 15 94 6.27 0 1.4 8.5
44 Bobby Golden Akron SO WR 12 16 86 5.38 0 1.3 7.2
45 Jacob Bernard La-Lafytte JR WR 13 17 89 5.24 0 1.3 6.8
46 Phillip Brooks Kansas St SR WR 12 15 73 4.87 0 1.3 6.1
47 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh SR DB 12 21 102 4.86 0 1.8 8.5
48 Kevin Coleman Louisville SO WR 14 26 115 4.42 0 1.9 8.2
49 Mikey Matthews Utah FR WR 12 17 75 4.41 0 1.4 6.3
50 Javorian Wimberly CMU FR WR 9 12 50 4.17 0 1.3 5.6
51 Sean Atkins S Florida JR WR 13 18 70 3.89 0 1.4 5.4

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.