2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Zachariah Branch | USC | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 158 | 26.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.5 |
2 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.4 |
3 | Tucker Holloway | Va Tech | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
4 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 1 | 2.4 | 43.4 |
5 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | SR | RS | 5 | 9 | 151 | 16.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.2 |
6 | Mekhi Mews | Georgia | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.4 |
7 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.6 |
8 | Jalen Coit | NC State | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
9 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
10 | Jalon Calhoun | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.4 |
11 | Gavin Freeman | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.8 |
12 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 12 | 170 | 14.17 | 1 | 2.4 | 34.0 |
13 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
14 | Preston Fox | WVU | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 27.4 |
15 | Dean Patterson | FIU | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.2 |
16 | Koby Drake | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
17 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
18 | Dominick Blaylock | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
18 | Gage Larvadain | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
20 | Micah Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.8 |
21 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.7 |
22 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
23 | Malik Fleming | Houston | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
24 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
25 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
26 | Josh Sarratt | James Mad | SR | S | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
27 | Chimere Dike | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
28 | Jairus Mack | Charlotte | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
28 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
30 | Tyrell Henry | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
31 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.4 |
32 | D'Marcus Adams | Syracuse | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.8 |
33 | Jake Thaw | Michigan | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
33 | Ricky Pearsall | Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
35 | Caullin Lacy | USA | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
36 | Tory Horton | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
37 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
38 | Reymello Murphy | ODU | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
39 | JoJo Earle | TCU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
40 | Dante Wright | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
41 | Jordan Smith | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
42 | Bobby Golden | Akron | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
43 | Joey Hobert | Texas St | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
44 | Logan Loya | UCLA | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
45 | Kevin Coleman | Louisville | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.4 |
46 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
47 | Sterling Galban | J'ville St | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
48 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
49 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
50 | Xavier Restrepo | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
51 | Keon Coleman | FSU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
52 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
53 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.6 |
54 | Kaden Saunders | Penn State | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
55 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 10.2 |
56 | Erik Brooks | Fresno St | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
57 | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
58 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
59 | Noah Smith | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
60 | Caleb Cooley | Wyoming | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
61 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 5 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
61 | Braden Smith | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
63 | Tyler Walton | Ohio | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
64 | Mikey Matthews | Utah | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
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.