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

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 LaJohntay Wester FAU JR WR 4 6 165 27.50 1 1.5 41.3
2 Will Sheppard Vanderbilt SR WR 2 3 74 24.67 0 1.5 37.0
3 Zachariah Branch USC FR WR 6 8 187 23.38 1 1.3 31.2
4 Jacob De Jesus UNLV JR WR 9 12 227 18.92 0 1.3 25.2
5 Xavier Worthy Texas JR WR 12 19 358 18.84 1 1.6 29.8
6 Keionte Scott Auburn JR CB 6 10 174 17.40 1 1.7 29.0
7 Zavion Thomas Miss St SO WR 4 7 119 17.00 0 1.8 29.8
8 Daequan Hardy Penn State SR CB 8 14 228 16.29 2 1.8 28.5
9 Ainias Smith Texas A&M SR WR 7 15 237 15.80 1 2.1 33.9
10 Dee Williams Tennessee SR RS 9 18 250 13.89 1 2.0 27.8
11 Hamze El-Zayat EMU SR WR 6 9 124 13.78 0 1.5 20.7
12 Smoke Harris La Tech SR WR 3 6 81 13.50 1 2.0 27.0
13 Dean Patterson FIU SO WR 4 9 120 13.33 0 2.3 30.0
14 Tucker Holloway Va Tech SO WR 7 12 158 13.17 0 1.7 22.6
15 Josh Sarratt James Mad SR S 11 16 206 12.88 0 1.5 18.7
16 Cade McDonald Miami (Oh) JR WR 10 17 215 12.65 0 1.7 21.5
17 Cooper DeJean Iowa JR DB 8 18 226 12.56 1 2.3 28.3
18 Xavier Townsend UCF SO WR 5 10 125 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
19 Jaylin Noel Iowa State JR WR 7 10 123 12.30 0 1.4 17.6
20 Malik Fleming Houston SR DB 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
21 Keon Coleman FSU JR WR 12 25 300 12.00 0 2.1 25.0
22 Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU JR WR 11 22 262 11.91 1 2.0 23.8
23 Jalon Calhoun Duke SR WR 8 11 125 11.36 0 1.4 15.6
23 Jalen Coit NC State SO WR 9 11 125 11.36 0 1.2 13.9
25 Caullin Lacy USA JR WR 6 14 155 11.07 0 2.3 25.8
26 Isaiah Sategna Arkansas FR WR 4 7 76 10.86 0 1.8 19.0
27 Josh Cameron Baylor SO WR 3 7 75 10.71 0 2.3 25.0
28 Sean Fresch Rice JR CB 6 13 138 10.62 0 2.2 23.0
29 Isaac Ross U Mass SR WR 3 5 53 10.60 0 1.7 17.7
30 Mekhi Mews Georgia SO WR 12 20 205 10.25 1 1.7 17.1
31 Preston Fox WVU SO WR 8 13 133 10.23 0 1.6 16.6
32 Tez Johnson Oregon JR WR 12 19 190 10.00 0 1.6 15.8
32 Jsi Hatfield ECU SR WR 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
34 Emon Allen Sam Hou St SO DB 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
35 Ron Cook, Jr. Buffalo SR RB 3 5 48 9.60 0 1.7 16.0
36 Taylor Morin Wk Forest JR WR 4 9 85 9.44 0 2.3 21.3
37 D'Marcus Adams Syracuse SR WR 5 12 108 9.00 0 2.4 21.6
38 Amin Hassan Navy JR SB 5 12 107 8.92 0 2.4 21.4
39 Khaleb Hood Ga South SR WR 6 12 103 8.58 0 2.0 17.2
40 Tyrell Henry Mich St SO WR 4 9 74 8.22 0 2.3 18.5
41 Erik Brooks Fresno St SR WR 9 16 131 8.19 0 1.8 14.6
42 Luke Floriea Kent State SR WR 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
42 Ricky Pearsall Florida SR WR 5 8 64 8.00 0 1.6 12.8
44 Jhaylin Embry BGSU JR WR 7 13 103 7.92 0 1.9 14.7
45 Courtney Jackson Ark St JR WR 6 7 53 7.57 0 1.2 8.8
46 Isiah Paige ODU JR WR 5 9 66 7.33 0 1.8 13.2
47 Gavin Freeman Oklahoma SO WR 10 17 124 7.29 1 1.7 12.4
48 Chris Carpenter UTSA JR WR 9 16 109 6.81 1 1.8 12.1
49 Kaden Saunders Penn State FR WR 9 13 88 6.77 0 1.4 9.8
50 Tiaquelin Ti Mims USM SO WR 3 6 40 6.67 0 2.0 13.3
50 Jalon Kilgore S Carolina FR DB 5 6 40 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
52 Logan Loya UCLA SR WR 8 14 87 6.21 0 1.8 10.9
53 Qian Magwood Ball State SO WR 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
54 Hamp Greene Clemson SR WR 8 12 72 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
55 Micah Davis Utah State JR WR 5 15 88 5.87 0 3.0 17.6
56 Steven McBride Hawai'i SR WR 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
57 Jabre Barber Troy JR WR 11 14 77 5.50 0 1.3 7.0
58 Braden Smith Cincinnati SR WR 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
59 Dante Wright Temple JR WR 3 9 48 5.33 0 3.0 16.0
60 Suderian Harrison Virginia FR WR 3 7 37 5.29 0 2.3 12.3
61 Bobby Golden Akron SO WR 2 5 25 5.00 0 2.5 12.5
62 Kevin Coleman Louisville SO WR 10 23 113 4.91 0 2.3 11.3
63 Mikey Matthews Utah FR WR 8 14 63 4.50 0 1.8 7.9
64 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh SR DB 3 6 25 4.17 0 2.0 8.3
65 K.D. Hutchinson Western Ky FR WR 8 10 41 4.10 0 1.3 5.1
66 Sterling Galban J'ville St JR WR 9 12 49 4.08 0 1.3 5.4
67 TJ Sheffield Purdue SR WR 3 7 27 3.86 0 2.3 9.0
68 Sean Atkins S Florida JR WR 7 12 44 3.67 0 1.7 6.3
69 Jacob Bernard La-Lafytte JR WR 6 10 36 3.60 0 1.7 6.0
70 Hobbs Nyberg BYU JR WR 5 9 32 3.56 0 1.8 6.4

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.