2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natrone Brooks | USM | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 145.0 |
| 2 | George Holani | Boise St | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 2 | Devaughn Vele | Utah | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 2 | Arland Bruce IV | Iowa | SO | WR | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Luther Burden III | Missouri | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 111.0 |
| 5 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 5 | Caullin Lacy | USA | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 56.0 |
| 5 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Adam Beale | Toledo | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Jalen Walker | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 11.0 |
| 14 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 27.5 |
| 15 | Bryce Stephens | Arkansas | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 105.0 |
| 15 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 104.0 |
| 15 | Gavin Holmes | Baylor | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 96.0 |
| 15 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 15 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 15 | Eddie Lewis | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 15 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 15 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 15 | Jordan Nabors | Baylor | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 15 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 15 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 15 | Jayshon Jackson | Ball State | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Jordyn Williams | CMU | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 15 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 15 | Kris Hutson | Oregon | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Deshon Stoudemire | Troy | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 15 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 15 | Jeremiah Hunter | California | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 15 | Tayvion Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Joshua Cephus | UTSA | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Tyler Page | App St | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 15 | DJ Harvey | Va Tech | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 15 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Casey Filkins | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Bryce Farrell | Stanford | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 41 | Thayer Thomas | NC State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 59.0 |
| 41 | Nate McCollum | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 41 | Jalon Calhoun | Duke | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 41 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 41 | Josh Vann | S Carolina | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 41 | Tiaquelin Mims | USM | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 41 | De'Von Fox | Temple | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 41 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 41 | Upton Stout | Western Ky | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 41 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 41 | Cam'Ron Kelly | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Jake Rogers | BGSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Isaac Ross | U Mass | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Divaad Wilson | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 41 | Dajon Harrison | UConn | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 41 | Drew Hocutt | Texas Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 41 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 41 | Giles Jackson | Washington | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 41 | Cooper Jones | Utah State | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 41 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Josh Sarratt | James Mad | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 41 | Jaelen Gill | BC | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 41 | Ja'Varrius Johnson | Auburn | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 41 | Amare Jones | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 41 | Miles Scott | Illinois | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 41 | Drake Owen | Wash St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 41 | Charlie Jones | Purdue | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 41 | D.J. Taylor | Ariz St | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Amin Hassan | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 41 | Will Sheppard | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Jose Barbon | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Billy Kemp IV | Virginia | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 41 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 41 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -7.0 |
| 78 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 79 | Trace Ford | Okla St | JR | DE | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 79 | Micah Baskerville | LSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 79 | Charlie Goode | UAB | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 79 | Preston Fox | WVU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 79 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 79 | Taharin Sudderth | MTSU | FR | DE | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 79 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Quadric Bullard | UCF | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 79 | Bentlee Sanders | Nevada | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 79 | Isaiah Hamilton | SJSU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 79 | Myles Price | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 79 | Gregory Clayton Jr. | LSU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 79 | Kaulana Makaula | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 79 | Tavyn Jackson | Coast Car | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 79 | Bobo Miller | Miss | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 79 | Chase Cota | Oregon | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 79 | Quian Williams | Buffalo | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 79 | Xavier White | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 79 | Jonathan Mingo | Miss | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 79 | Zay Flowers | BC | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 79 | Seth Porter | Kansas St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 79 | Jalen Coit | NC State | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.