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
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.