2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Eddie Lewis | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 5 | Malik Fleming | ECU | JR | CB | 4 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Amin Hassan | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
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.