2022 Southeastern 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 | Luther Burden III | Missouri | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 2 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | SO | DB | 4 | 14 | 244 | 17.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.0 |
| 3 | Bryce Stephens | Arkansas | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 4 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Josh Vann | S Carolina | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.2 |
| 6 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 8 | Jordan Watkins | Miss | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Gregory Clayton Jr. | LSU | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Tayvion Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| 11 | Will Sheppard | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 12 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
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.