2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Nathan Parodi Arkansas JR DB 4 6 132 22.00 1 1.5 33.0
2 Khalil Shakir Boise St SR WR 4 5 99 19.80 0 1.3 24.8
3 Keelan Marion UConn FR WR 4 5 85 17.00 0 1.3 21.3
4 Luke Wysong New Mexico FR WR 4 5 80 16.00 1 1.3 20.0
5 Velus Jones Jr. Tennessee SR WR 4 6 89 14.83 0 1.5 22.3
6 Devin Maddox Toledo SO WR 4 5 73 14.60 0 1.3 18.3
7 Jaylin Lane MTSU FR WR 4 5 70 14.00 0 1.3 17.5
8 Marcus Jones Houston SR CB 4 10 132 13.20 0 2.5 33.0
9 Casey Filkins Stanford SO RB 3 4 51 12.75 0 1.3 17.0
10 Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati JR RB 5 10 121 12.10 0 2.0 24.2
11 Justin Hall Ball State SR WR 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
12 Jordan Watkins Louisville FR WR 4 5 59 11.80 0 1.3 14.8
13 Jaylon Barden Pittsburgh SO WR 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
14 Tayvion Robinson Va Tech SO WR 4 10 109 10.90 0 2.5 27.3
15 Demario Douglas Liberty FR WR 4 8 84 10.50 1 2.0 21.0
16 Mycah Pittman Oregon SO WR 4 7 68 9.71 0 1.8 17.0
17 Isiah Paige ODU FR WR 4 6 58 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
18 A.J. Henning Michigan SO WR 4 11 106 9.64 0 2.8 26.5
19 Charlie Jones Iowa SR WR 4 12 111 9.25 0 3.0 27.8
20 Scott Boylan Duke SR WR 4 8 73 9.13 0 2.0 18.3
21 Justin Garrett UTEP SR WR 4 9 82 9.11 0 2.3 20.5
22 Sheldon Jones UTSA SR WR 4 10 91 9.10 0 2.5 22.8
23 Willie Johnson Marshall SR WR 4 7 63 9.00 0 1.8 15.8
23 Thayer Thomas NC State JR WR 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
25 Jordan Kerley SMU SO WR 3 4 35 8.75 0 1.3 11.7
26 Josh Downs N Carolina SO WR 4 7 58 8.29 0 1.8 14.5
27 Jacolby George Miami (Fl) FR WR 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
27 Garrett Wilson Ohio State JR WR 4 7 56 8.00 0 1.8 14.0
29 Azende Rey Ga Tech SR WR 4 6 46 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
30 LaJohntay Wester FAU FR WR 4 5 38 7.60 0 1.3 9.5
31 Trebor Pena Syracuse FR WR 4 12 90 7.50 0 3.0 22.5
31 Hobbs Nyberg BYU FR WR 5 10 75 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
33 Smoke Harris La Tech SO WR 4 7 52 7.43 0 1.8 13.0
34 Jaelen Gill BC JR WR 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
35 TJ Sheffield Purdue SO WR 4 5 36 7.20 0 1.3 9.0
36 Xzavier Henderson Florida SO WR 4 9 64 7.11 0 2.3 16.0
37 Chance Warren Navy SR SB 5 6 42 7.00 0 1.2 8.4
38 Jordan Nathan Utah State SR WR 4 6 41 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
39 Jhaylin Embry BGSU FR WR 5 7 46 6.57 0 1.4 9.2
40 Will Brown Clemson SR WR 4 5 32 6.40 0 1.3 8.0
41 Taylor Morin Wk Forest FR WR 4 7 38 5.43 0 1.8 9.5
42 Thomas Pannunzio CSU SR WR 4 6 30 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
43 Da'quan Bailey-Brown USM JR WR 4 6 29 4.83 0 1.5 7.3
44 Trestan Ebner Baylor SR RB 4 5 23 4.60 0 1.3 5.8
45 Avery Young Rutgers JR DB 3 5 16 3.20 0 1.7 5.3
46 Gary Bryant Jr. USC SO WR 4 8 24 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
46 Billy Kemp IV Virginia SR WR 4 6 18 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
48 Tarheeb Still Maryland SO DB 4 6 16 2.67 0 1.5 4.0
49 Kearis Jackson Georgia JR WR 4 8 18 2.25 0 2.0 4.5
50 Demetris Robertson Auburn SR WR 4 5 11 2.20 0 1.3 2.8
51 Brennan Presley Okla St SO WR 4 6 7 1.17 0 1.5 1.8
51 Johnnie Lang Ark St JR RB 4 6 7 1.17 0 1.5 1.8

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.