2023 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 10 | 25 | 221 | 8.84 | 1 | 2.5 | 22.1 |
| 2 | Dean Patterson | FIU | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Zack Dobson | MTSU | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SO | DB | 9 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Jonathan Brady | NMSU | SO | WR | 13 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Brylan Green | Liberty | SO | S | 12 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Sterling Galban | J'ville St | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| 9 | K.D. Hutchinson | Western Ky | FR | WR | 11 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 10 | Jordan Smith | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Marcus Bellon | UTEP | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Noah Smith | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Jamarye Joiner | J'ville St | SR | WR | 12 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 14 | CJ Daniels | Liberty | JR | WR | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| 15 | Amarian Williams | Liberty | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 16 | Trey Fields | Sam Hou St | SO | LB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 17 | Dakota Williams | La Tech | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Jakobe Thomas | MTSU | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Tyrin Smith | UTEP | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 20 | Kellen Stewart | MTSU | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 20 | Mitchell Howell | MTSU | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 22 | Markel Fortenberry | Liberty | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |