2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 22 | 153 | 6.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Micah Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 162 | 12.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 27.0 |
| 3 | Koby Drake | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 4 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 5 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 9 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Tyler Walton | Ohio | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 8 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 8 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Zachariah Branch | USC | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Myles Price | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.8 |
| 10 | Parker Kingston | BYU | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Tucker Holloway | Va Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 13 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| 13 | Jalen Coit | NC State | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 13 | Preston Fox | WVU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Caullin Lacy | USA | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 18 | Tory Horton | CSU | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.1 | 18.6 |
| 18 | Amin Hassan | Navy | JR | SB | 7 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| 18 | Bobby Golden | Akron | SO | WR | 10 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 18 | Malik Fleming | Houston | SR | DB | 7 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| 22 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 22 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| 22 | Tiaquelin Ti Mims | USM | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| 22 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | FR | WR | 8 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 22 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 8 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 22 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 22 | Xavier Weaver | Colorado | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 22 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 22 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 22 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SO | DB | 7 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 22 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 22 | Hamp Greene | Clemson | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 22 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SR | CB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 22 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 11 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 22 | Jsi Hatfield | ECU | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 22 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 22 | Koy Moore | Auburn | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 22 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 22 | CJ Daniels | Liberty | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 22 | Isaac Ross | U Mass | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 22 | Giles Jackson | Washington | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Joey Hobert | Texas St | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.8 |
| 44 | Isaiah Williams | Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 44 | Jeremiah Hunter | California | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 44 | Ethan Davies | Virginia | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 44 | Braden Smith | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 48 | Erik Brooks | Fresno St | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 48 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 48 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 48 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 48 | Jairus Mack | Charlotte | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 48 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 48 | Jalon Calhoun | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 48 | Mikey Matthews | Utah | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 48 | Noah Smith | Sam Hou St | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 48 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 48 | DJ Harvey | SJSU | SO | DB | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman | Louisville | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 48 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 61 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SO | WR | 9 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 61 | LeQuint Allen | Syracuse | SO | RB | 7 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 61 | Melquan Stovall | Ariz St | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
| 61 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 61 | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | SO | RB | 9 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 61 | Zack Dobson | MTSU | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 61 | Jabre Barber | Troy | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 61 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 61 | D'Marcus Adams | Syracuse | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 61 | Adam Beale | Toledo | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 61 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 61 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Jacob Cowing | Arizona | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 61 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| 75 | Carlos Sandy | Nevada | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 75 | Logan Loya | UCLA | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| 75 | Isaiah Hamilton | Wash St | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 75 | Steven McBride | Hawai'i | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 75 | Cameron Ross | UConn | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 75 | Hamze El-Zayat | EMU | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 75 | Will Sheppard | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 75 | Brett Buckman | UConn | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Jared Brown | Coast Car | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 84 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 84 | Caleb Cooley | Wyoming | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 84 | Dominick Blaylock | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 84 | Kitan Crawford | Texas | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 84 | Jordan Smith | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 84 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | SR | RS | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 84 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 84 | Tyrell Henry | Mich St | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 84 | Dean Patterson | FIU | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 84 | Jayden Ballard | Ohio State | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 84 | Mason Pierce | Marshall | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 84 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 84 | Nick Munson | Ball State | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 84 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| 99 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| 99 | Ricky Pearsall | Florida | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.