What Does Punt Return Average Measure?
Punt return average is punt-return yards divided by punt returns. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Punt Return Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Boo Carter |  | DB | 12.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.4 | - | 13.7 | 4.0 |
| 101 | Bryson Hammer |  | WR | 12.1 | - | 18.0 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 9.9 |
| 101 | Demarcus Lacey | MRSH | WR | 12.1 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 15.5 | 6.9 |
| 104 | Tim Keenan III |  | DL | 12.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| 104 | Zachariah Branch |  | WR | 12.0 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 13.0 |
| 104 | Josiah Abdullah |  | WR | 12.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - | 12.0 | - |
| 104 | Tyler Stewart | TEM | WR | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 24.0 |
| 108 | Makai Lemon |  | WR | 11.8 | 35.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | - | 16.3 | 3.0 |
| 108 | Nik Henry | UTEP | WR | 11.8 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - | -7.0 | 18.0 |
| 108 | Jacob De Jesus |  | WR | 11.8 | - | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 17.2 |
| 111 | Vernell Brown III |  | WR | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | - | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 112 | Que'Sean Brown |  | WR | 11.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | - | 15.7 | 5.5 |
| 113 | Sacovie White | | WR | 11.4 | 15.0 | 11.3 | - | - | 5.5 | 15.3 |
| 113 | Devin Voisin | USA | WR | 11.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | - | 14.5 | 3.0 |
| 115 | Andrew Marsh |  | WR | 11.3 | - | 11.7 | 11.7 | - | - | 11.3 |
| 116 | Makai Jackson |  | WR | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 11.0 | - |
| 116 | Jackson Bennee |  | S | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 11.0 | - |
| 116 | Dekalon Taylor | COLO | RB | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - |
| 116 | Caden Curry |  | DE | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 11.0 | - |
| 116 | Carlos Hernandez |  | WR | 11.0 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 13.2 | - | 4.5 | 19.4 |
| 116 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | WR | 11.0 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | - | 17.3 | 8.3 |
| 116 | Dakorien Moore |  | WR | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | - | - | 14.7 | 0.0 |
| 116 | Jordan Dwyer |  | WR | 11.0 | 13.0 | 18.5 | - | - | 4.0 | 53.0 |
| 116 | Koy Beasley | M-OH | DB | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 11.0 | - |
| 125 | Dedrick Latulas | LT | WR | 10.9 | -3.0 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 15.2 | 3.8 |
| 126 | Micah Davis | USM | WR | 10.7 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - | 7.5 | 17.0 |
| 126 | Victor Snow |  | WR | 10.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 14.3 |
| 128 | Eric Rivers |  | WR | 10.6 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 10.9 | - | 13.0 | 5.7 |
| 129 | Yamir Knight |  | WR | 10.5 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.0 |
| 130 | Luke Wysong |  | WR | 10.3 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 10.3 | - | 6.6 | 15.6 |
| 131 | Jordan Faison |  | WR | 10.2 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 7.5 |
| 132 | Brandon Inniss | | WR | 10.1 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 13.2 |
| 133 | Chase Regan | JMU | S | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - |
| 133 | Jett Elad |  | DB | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - |
| 133 | Juju Preston |  | WR | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - |
| 133 | Zavion Thomas |  | WR | 10.0 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 8.3 | - | 10.9 | 7.8 |
| 133 | Landyn Cleveland | OKST | S | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - |
| 138 | Jeremiah Patterson | | WR | 9.8 | 6.0 | 4.2 | - | - | 10.3 | 6.0 |
| 138 | Demetres Samuel Jr. |  | DB | 9.8 | 7.0 | 9.8 | - | - | 10.7 | 7.0 |
| 138 | Manny Covey |  | RB | 9.8 | 4.0 | 23.7 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 12.4 | 1.8 |
| 138 | Isaiah Farris |  | DB | 9.8 | 21.0 | 9.8 | - | - | 9.4 | 12.0 |
| 142 | Bailey Stockton | | WR | 9.7 | 1.0 | 6.8 | - | - | 7.5 | 14.0 |
| 142 | DaMarion Fowlkes |  | WR | 9.7 | - | 15.0 | 9.7 | - | 9.7 | - |
| 144 | Tiger Bachmeier |  | WR | 9.6 | - | -0.5 | 13.8 | - | 10.3 | 8.5 |
| 144 | Jaden Barnes | APP | WR | 9.6 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 9.6 | - | 14.8 | 1.0 |
| 144 | Preston Fox | WVU | WR | 9.6 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 8.8 | - | 8.1 | 12.3 |
| 147 | Octavian Smith Jr. |  | WR | 9.5 | 9.5 | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| 148 | Gabriel Benyard | KENN | WR | 9.4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 4.6 |
| 149 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | WR | 9.3 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | - | 10.1 | 7.3 |
| 150 | Lynel Billups-Williams | M-OH | WR | 9.2 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 11.6 |
| 150 | Juan Salas | EMU | DB | 9.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 13.3 | 5.0 |
| 150 | Tre Benson III | ARMY | WR | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | - | 14.0 | -0.3 |
| 153 | Squirrel White |  | WR | 9.1 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 9.1 | - | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 154 | Josiah Zamora | | WR | 9.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 154 | Brandon Finney Jr. | | DB | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 154 | Cameron Martinez | | DB | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| 154 | Dominic DeLuca |  | LB | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 154 | Nathaniel Joseph |  | WR | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 154 | Will Hardy |  | DB | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.3 | - | 12.5 | 7.8 |
| 154 | Raphael Williams |  | WR | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| 154 | Caleb Nix | JXST | S | 9.0 | -2.0 | 9.0 | - | - | 6.5 | 14.0 |
| 154 | Brian Rowe Jr. |  | WR | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - |
| 154 | J'Koby Williams |  | RB | 9.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | 11.0 | 5.0 |
| 164 | Trebor Pena | | WR | 8.9 | - | 11.3 | 10.1 | - | 11.8 | 6.0 |
| 164 | Terry Bussey |  | WR | 8.9 | - | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 5.0 |
| 166 | Jordan Napier |  | WR | 8.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 12.3 |
| 166 | Cole Adams | | WR | 8.8 | -4.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
| 166 | Antonio Williams | | WR | 8.8 | 3.5 | 8.8 | - | - | 18.5 | 2.3 |
| 169 | Tyrell Henry |  | WR | 8.7 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 9.3 | - | 9.9 | 6.0 |
| 170 | Jacob Godfrey | ULM | WR | 8.6 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 8.2 | - | 11.5 | 6.2 |
| 170 | Tyler King | NMSU | WR | 8.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 11.0 | - | 13.3 | 5.0 |
| 172 | Wayne Knight | JMU | RB | 8.5 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 9.9 | - | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 173 | Tommy Maher | CSU | WR | 8.4 | 15.0 | 8.4 | - | - | 8.4 | - |
| 173 | Zechariah Sample |  | WR | 8.4 | 8.0 | 6.7 | - | - | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| 175 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | WR | 8.3 | 4.0 | 8.3 | - | - | 22.0 | 3.7 |
| 175 | Gerick Robinson | NEV | WR | 8.3 | 14.0 | - | - | - | 8.3 | - |
| 175 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | WR | 8.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | - | 7.4 | 9.2 |
| 175 | Brandon Chatman |  | WR | 8.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | - | - | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 175 | Sutton Smith | MEM | RB | 8.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 10.5 |
| 175 | Jackson Harper |  | WR | 8.3 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 5.6 |
| 181 | Harrison Wallace III |  | WR | 8.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.6 | - | 8.4 | 4.0 |
| 181 | Bryant Wesco Jr. | | WR | 8.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | - | 6.2 | 11.0 |
| 183 | Daune Morris | | RB | 8.0 | - | 8.0 | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 183 | Oliver Miles III | | DB | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 183 | Trent Walker | ORST | WR | 8.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | - | 8.3 | 5.0 |
| 183 | DeAndre Moore Jr. |  | WR | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 183 | Bredell Richardson |  | WR | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 183 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | RB | 8.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 9.8 | - | 6.2 | 13.5 |
| 183 | Ahmere Foster | USM | S | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - |
| 190 | Peyton Plott | GASO | WR | 7.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.4 | - | 15.0 | 4.2 |
| 190 | Landon Sides | UNT | WR | 7.8 | 21.0 | - | - | - | 4.5 | 21.0 |
| 190 | Liam Thorpe |  | WR | 7.8 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 7.8 | - | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| 190 | Cameron Ross | | WR | 7.8 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 9.2 |
| 190 | Josh Cameron |  | WR | 7.8 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 1.3 |
| 190 | DeAree Rogers | NIU | WR | 7.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | - | 6.4 | 9.5 |
| 196 | Jalil Farooq | | WR | 7.7 | 13.5 | 9.5 | - | - | 6.0 | 9.3 |
| 196 | Caleb Spann | CMU | DB | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | - | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| 198 | Tristian Gentry | | WR | 7.6 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | - | 9.1 | 4.0 |
| 199 | Simeon Evans | UNT | WR | 7.5 | - | - | - | - | 7.5 | - |
| 200 | Elliott Brow |  | WR | 7.3 | - | 7.0 | - | - | 13.7 | 2.5 |