2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jayden Reed Mich St JR WR 4 6 161 26.83 1 1.5 40.3
2 Aron Cruickshank Rutgers JR WR 3 6 152 25.33 1 2.0 50.7
3 Johnnie Lang Ark St JR RB 4 5 115 23.00 1 1.3 28.8
4 D.J. Matthews Jr. Indiana SR WR 3 4 83 20.75 1 1.3 27.7
5 Britain Covey Utah JR WR 4 10 206 20.60 1 2.5 51.5
6 D.J. Taylor Ariz St FR DB 3 8 145 18.13 0 2.7 48.3
7 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 4 8 142 17.75 1 2.0 35.5
7 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 5 8 142 17.75 1 1.6 28.4
9 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 5 6 105 17.50 1 1.2 21.0
10 Raymond Niro III N'western JR WR 3 4 68 17.00 0 1.3 22.7
11 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 5 10 160 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
12 Xavier Weaver S Florida JR WR 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
13 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 4 5 74 14.80 0 1.3 18.5
14 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 4 6 86 14.33 0 1.5 21.5
15 Travell Harris Wash St SR WR 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
16 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 4 11 151 13.73 1 2.8 37.8
17 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 4 9 122 13.56 0 2.3 30.5
18 Jaylin Lane MTSU FR WR 5 7 92 13.14 1 1.4 18.4
19 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 4 8 103 12.88 1 2.0 25.8
20 Dimitri Stanley Colorado SO WR 3 7 89 12.71 0 2.3 29.7
21 Amari Johnson UCF JR WR 5 6 75 12.50 0 1.2 15.0
22 Velus Jones Jr. Tennessee SR WR 5 7 79 11.29 0 1.4 15.8
23 Trey Potts Minnesota SO RB 3 5 56 11.20 0 1.7 18.7
24 Stanley Berryhill III Arizona JR WR 3 9 96 10.67 0 3.0 32.0
25 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 5 8 85 10.63 0 1.6 17.0
26 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 4 6 63 10.50 0 1.5 15.8
27 Roger Cray ODU SR CB 4 8 82 10.25 0 2.0 20.5
28 Thayer Thomas NC State JR WR 4 10 102 10.20 0 2.5 25.5
28 Josh Blackwell Duke SR CB 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
30 Jaden Walley Miss St SO WR 5 11 111 10.09 0 2.2 22.2
31 Kyren Williams Notre Dame SO RB 12 15 151 10.07 0 1.3 12.6
32 Billy Kemp IV Virginia SR WR 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
32 Moose Muhammad III Texas A&M FR WR 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
34 Kalil Pimpleton CMU JR WR 5 12 119 9.92 0 2.4 23.8
35 Brennan Presley Okla St SO WR 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
36 Hobbs Nyberg BYU FR WR 13 23 221 9.61 0 1.8 17.0
37 Ainias Smith Texas A&M JR WR 4 15 141 9.40 0 3.8 35.3
37 Marvin Mims Oklahoma SO WR 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
39 Bentlee Sanders Nevada SR DB 5 6 53 8.83 0 1.2 10.6
40 Slade Bolden Alabama JR WR 5 11 97 8.82 0 2.2 19.4
41 Tyler Snead ECU SO WR 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
42 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 10 19 149 7.84 1 1.9 14.9
43 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 5 8 62 7.75 0 1.6 12.4
44 TJ Sheffield Purdue SO WR 3 7 52 7.43 0 2.3 17.3
45 Jahan Dotson Penn State SR WR 3 5 36 7.20 0 1.7 12.0
46 Trebor Pena Syracuse FR WR 3 6 41 6.83 0 2.0 13.7
47 Shamar Garrett SJSU SO RB 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
48 Bryce Singleton FIU JR WR 4 5 33 6.60 0 1.3 8.3
49 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 4 7 43 6.14 0 1.8 10.8
50 Jordan Byrd SDSU SR RB 5 13 78 6.00 0 2.6 15.6
50 Eric Garror La-Lafytte JR CB 5 8 48 6.00 0 1.6 9.6
50 Devin Maddox Toledo SO WR 5 7 42 6.00 0 1.4 8.4
53 Dean Engram Wisconsin SO CB 4 10 58 5.80 0 2.5 14.5
54 Natrone Brooks USM JR DB 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
55 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 4 8 41 5.13 0 2.0 10.3
56 Josh Ali Kentucky SR WR 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
57 Ayden Eberhardt Wyoming SR WR 4 7 32 4.57 0 1.8 8.0
58 Adrian Frye Texas Tech SR DB 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
59 JoJo Earle Alabama FR WR 5 9 36 4.00 0 1.8 7.2
59 Jadan Blue Temple JR WR 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
61 Thomas Hennigan App St SR WR 5 6 20 3.33 0 1.2 4.0
62 Travis Levy BC SR RB 4 8 26 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
63 Trent McDuffie Washington SO DB 3 6 18 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
64 Gerick Robinson CSU FR WR 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
65 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala UCF FR WR 5 8 20 2.50 0 1.6 4.0
66 Isaiah Esdale WVU SR WR 3 4 9 2.25 0 1.3 3.0
67 Garrett Wilson Ohio State JR WR 3 5 11 2.20 0 1.7 3.7
68 Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa SO WR 5 6 8 1.33 0 1.2 1.6
69 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 4 5 5 1.00 0 1.3 1.3
70 Willie Johnson Marshall SR WR 5 7 4 0.57 0 1.4 0.8
71 Melquise Stovall Pittsburgh SR WR 5 8 3 0.38 0 1.6 0.6
72 Azende Rey Ga Tech SR WR 3 4 -3 -0.75 0 1.3 -1.0
73 Justin Garrett UTEP SR WR 5 6 -5 -0.83 0 1.2 -1.0
74 Ronnie Rivers Fresno St SR RB 4 6 -15 -2.50 0 1.5 -3.8
75 Talik Keaton Marshall SO WR 5 6 -17 -2.83 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.