2023 National 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 Zachariah Branch USC FR WR 11 15 332 22.13 1 1.4 30.2
2 LaJohntay Wester FAU JR WR 11 13 252 19.38 1 1.2 22.9
3 Xavier Worthy Texas JR WR 14 22 371 16.86 1 1.6 26.5
4 Jacob De Jesus UNLV JR WR 13 16 257 16.06 0 1.2 19.8
5 Ainias Smith Texas A&M SR WR 11 17 269 15.82 1 1.5 24.5
6 Keionte Scott Auburn JR CB 9 15 222 14.80 1 1.7 24.7
7 Daequan Hardy Penn State SR CB 11 17 248 14.59 2 1.5 22.5
8 Dee Williams Tennessee SR RS 12 18 241 13.39 1 1.5 20.1
9 Cade McDonald Miami (Oh) JR WR 12 17 223 13.12 0 1.4 18.6
10 Tucker Holloway Va Tech SO WR 13 20 258 12.90 0 1.5 19.8
11 Keon Coleman FSU JR WR 11 24 294 12.25 0 2.2 26.7
12 Henry Rutledge Charlotte SO RB 10 12 143 11.92 1 1.2 14.3
13 Zavion Thomas Miss St SO WR 11 14 163 11.64 0 1.3 14.8
14 Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU JR WR 13 22 245 11.14 1 1.7 18.8
15 Courtney Jackson Ark St JR WR 12 15 161 10.73 1 1.3 13.4
16 Tez Johnson Oregon JR WR 13 15 156 10.40 0 1.2 12.0
17 Mekhi Mews Georgia SO WR 12 18 186 10.33 1 1.5 15.5
18 Caullin Lacy USA JR WR 11 21 210 10.00 0 1.9 19.1
18 Jalon Calhoun Duke SR WR 12 14 140 10.00 0 1.2 11.7
20 Isaiah Sategna Arkansas FR WR 11 13 129 9.92 1 1.2 11.7
21 Sean Fresch Rice JR CB 12 14 132 9.43 0 1.2 11.0
22 Micah Davis Utah State JR WR 10 25 234 9.36 0 2.5 23.4
23 Erik Brooks Fresno St SR WR 12 18 168 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
24 Smoke Harris La Tech SR WR 11 26 225 8.65 1 2.4 20.5
25 TJ Sheffield Purdue SR WR 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
26 Jsi Hatfield ECU SR WR 11 13 96 7.38 0 1.2 8.7
27 Amin Hassan Navy JR SB 11 19 138 7.26 0 1.7 12.5
28 Malik Fleming Houston SR DB 11 13 93 7.15 0 1.2 8.5
29 Jhaylin Embry BGSU JR WR 12 14 100 7.14 0 1.2 8.3
30 Mekhi Shaw SDSU JR WR 9 12 84 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
31 Preston Fox WVU SO WR 11 15 104 6.93 0 1.4 9.5
32 Chris Carpenter UTSA JR WR 12 16 109 6.81 1 1.3 9.1
33 Gavin Freeman Oklahoma SO WR 13 18 122 6.78 1 1.4 9.4
34 Hamp Greene Clemson SR WR 10 14 92 6.57 0 1.4 9.2
35 Khaleb Hood Ga South SR WR 12 20 125 6.25 0 1.7 10.4
36 Jacob Bernard La-Lafytte JR WR 12 15 89 5.93 0 1.3 7.4
37 Bobby Golden Akron SO WR 11 14 81 5.79 0 1.3 7.4
38 Jabre Barber Troy JR WR 13 15 79 5.27 0 1.2 6.1
39 Kevin Coleman Louisville SO WR 13 22 115 5.23 0 1.7 8.8
40 Phillip Brooks Kansas St SR WR 11 15 73 4.87 0 1.4 6.6
41 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh SR DB 11 17 82 4.82 0 1.5 7.5
42 Mikey Matthews Utah FR WR 11 14 66 4.71 0 1.3 6.0
43 Javorian Wimberly CMU FR WR 9 12 50 4.17 0 1.3 5.6
44 Sean Atkins S Florida JR WR 12 16 66 4.13 0 1.3 5.5
45 Tyler Walton Ohio SR WR 11 13 37 2.85 0 1.2 3.4

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.