2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 LaJohntay Wester FAU JR WR 6 8 177 22.13 1 1.3 29.5
2 Zachariah Branch USC FR WR 5 6 115 19.17 0 1.2 23.0
3 Josh Cameron Baylor SO WR 4 9 171 19.00 0 2.3 42.8
3 Ainias Smith Texas A&M SR WR 5 7 133 19.00 1 1.4 26.6
5 Jacob De Jesus UNLV JR WR 7 9 169 18.78 0 1.3 24.1
6 Dee Williams Tennessee SR RS 6 7 109 15.57 0 1.2 18.2
7 Cade McDonald Miami (Oh) JR WR 8 10 155 15.50 0 1.3 19.4
8 Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU JR WR 8 12 146 12.17 1 1.5 18.3
9 Josh Sarratt James Mad SR S 7 9 109 12.11 0 1.3 15.6
10 Jalon Calhoun Duke SR WR 6 8 90 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
11 Courtney Jackson Ark St JR WR 7 9 101 11.22 1 1.3 14.4
12 Dean Patterson FIU SO WR 6 8 89 11.13 0 1.3 14.8
13 Daequan Hardy Penn State SR CB 6 9 95 10.56 0 1.5 15.8
14 Xavier Worthy Texas JR WR 8 10 102 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
14 Zavion Thomas Miss St SO WR 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
16 Erik Brooks Fresno St SR WR 7 9 86 9.56 0 1.3 12.3
17 Keon Coleman FSU JR WR 6 7 63 9.00 0 1.2 10.5
18 TJ Sheffield Purdue SR WR 5 7 62 8.86 0 1.4 12.4
19 Amin Hassan Navy JR SB 6 10 88 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
20 Khaleb Hood Ga South SR WR 7 10 87 8.70 0 1.4 12.4
21 Melquan Stovall Ariz St SR WR 4 5 42 8.40 0 1.3 10.5
22 Jhaylin Embry BGSU JR WR 8 12 96 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
22 Vinny Anthony II Wisconsin SO WR 6 7 56 8.00 0 1.2 9.3
24 Smoke Harris La Tech SR WR 6 17 132 7.76 1 2.8 22.0
25 Caullin Lacy USA JR WR 6 12 92 7.67 0 2.0 15.3
26 Tucker Holloway Va Tech SO WR 7 11 79 7.18 0 1.6 11.3
27 Preston Fox WVU SO WR 6 8 44 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
28 Kevin Coleman Louisville SO WR 7 12 65 5.42 0 1.7 9.3
29 M.J. Devonshire Pittsburgh SR DB 6 11 58 5.27 0 1.8 9.7
30 Bobby Golden Akron SO WR 7 9 43 4.78 0 1.3 6.1
31 Isaiah Sategna Arkansas FR WR 5 6 27 4.50 0 1.2 5.4
32 Phillip Brooks Kansas St SR WR 5 7 28 4.00 0 1.4 5.6
33 A.J. Henning N'western SR WR 6 7 26 3.71 0 1.2 4.3
34 Tyler Walton Ohio SR WR 6 7 25 3.57 0 1.2 4.2
35 Sean Atkins S Florida JR WR 7 9 26 2.89 0 1.3 3.7
36 Mekhi Mews Georgia SO WR 6 7 12 1.71 0 1.2 2.0

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.