2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamp Greene | Clemson | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.3 |
| 2 | Kevin Coleman | Louisville | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Chimere Dike | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Parker Kingston | BYU | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Zachariah Branch | USC | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Xavier Weaver | Colorado | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 |
| 6 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Amin Hassan | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 26.5 |
| 6 | Jalen Coit | NC State | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 13 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 13 | Zavion Thomas | Miss St | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 13 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 13 | Tucker Holloway | Va Tech | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 13 | Jalon Calhoun | Duke | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Mekhi Mews | Georgia | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Jayden Ballard | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Tyrell Henry | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Koy Moore | Auburn | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 13 | D'Marcus Adams | Syracuse | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Malik Fleming | Houston | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Dee Williams | Tennessee | SR | RS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Jake Thaw | Michigan | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 28 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 50.5 |
| 28 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 20.2 |
| 28 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 28 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 28 | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 28 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 28 | Isaiah Williams | Illinois | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 28 | Koby Drake | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 28 | Dominick Blaylock | Ga Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 28 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SR | CB | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 28 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 28 | Jsi Hatfield | ECU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 28 | Jordan Watkins | Miss | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Caullin Lacy | USA | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Preston Fox | WVU | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | FR | DB | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 28 | Ethan Nation | Nebraska | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Braden Smith | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 28 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 28 | Kaden Saunders | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 49 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 49 | Germie Bernard | Washington | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 49 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 49 | JP Richardson | TCU | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 49 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 49 | Micah Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 49 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 49 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 49 | Caleb Cooley | Wyoming | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 49 | Xavier Restrepo | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 49 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 49 | Moose Muhammad III | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 49 | Isiah Paige | ODU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Mikey Matthews | Utah | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 49 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 49 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 49 | Ethan Davies | Virginia | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 49 | Javorian Wimberly | CMU | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 49 | Gavin Freeman | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 49 | Jhaylin Embry | BGSU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |
| 49 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.2 |
| 73 | Melquan Stovall | Ariz St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 73 | Myles Price | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 73 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Duane Thomas Jr. | Charlotte | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 73 | Steven McBride | Hawai'i | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 73 | Walter Yates III | UCF | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 73 | Silas Bolden | Oregon St | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 73 | Tyrone Howell | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 73 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 73 | Keon Coleman | FSU | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 73 | Tayvion Robinson | Kentucky | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 73 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 73 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 73 | Sahmir Hagans | Duke | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 73 | Kitan Crawford | Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 73 | Jordan Smith | NMSU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 73 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 73 | Lewis Bond | BC | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 73 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 73 | Ricky Pearsall | Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 73 | Billy Kemp IV | Nebraska | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 73 | Michael Jackson III | USC | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 73 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 73 | Brashard Smith | Miami (Fl) | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 73 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 73 | CJ Daniels | Liberty | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 73 | Camden Jordan | Indiana | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |