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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | Brylan Green | LIB | S | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 297 | Phillip Gladney | GASO | DB | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 297 | Joedrick Lewis | BALL | DB | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | - | - | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| 297 | Quinton Jackson | RICE | RB | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 297 | Terence Thomas | AKR | DB | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 297 | Lucas Struck | ODU | S | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 297 | Jay Maclin |  | WR | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - |
| 297 | Izaiah Hartrup |  | WR | 3.0 | - | -11.0 | -11.0 | - | 3.0 | - |
| 309 | Cade Harris | AF | WR | 2.7 | - | 0.0 | 0.5 | - | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 309 | Kendrick Law | | WR | 2.7 | - | -1.5 | 2.7 | - | -3.0 | 5.5 |
| 311 | Derrick Eley | CLT | WR | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 311 | Ronnel Johnson | MOST | WR | 2.5 | - | 2.5 | - | - | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 311 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. |  | DB | 2.5 | - | 2.5 | - | - | 2.5 | - |
| 311 | Xavier Townsend |  | WR | 2.5 | - | 2.5 | - | - | 2.5 | - |
| 315 | Izaiah Williams |  | WR | 2.3 | 2.3 | - | - | - | 2.3 | - |
| 315 | Semaj Morgan |  | WR | 2.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | - | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 317 | Baron Tipton | UNT | WR | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 317 | Quentin Redding |  | WR | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 317 | Antonio Meeks |  | WR | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 317 | Daylen Austin |  | DB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 317 | Chance Bryant |  | DL | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 317 | KJ Bolden |  | DB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 317 | Jair Murphy | USF | CB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 317 | Evan Johnson |  | CB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 317 | Jer'Marius Lewis |  | S | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 317 | Connor Henderson |  | LB | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - |
| 327 | Drew Wagner |  | WR | 1.9 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | - | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| 328 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II |  | WR | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 328 | Samuel Baddoo | MASS | WR | 1.8 | - | 0.5 | - | - | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 330 | Christian Neptune | USF | WR | 1.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 331 | Javon Robinson |  | WR | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 332 | Nick Andersen |  | DB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 332 | Carson Robbins | | WR | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 332 | Blake Bosma | | TE | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | -0.5 | 4.0 |
| 332 | Malcom DeWalt IV | AKR | DB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 332 | Sherone White Jr. | MRSH | WR | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 332 | Cedric Woods | LT | DB | 1.0 | -8.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | -8.0 |
| 332 | Lionell Whitaker | CCU | CB | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 332 | Kolin Wilson |  | RB | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 332 | Caden High |  | WR | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| 332 | JP Coulter | ULM | WR | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 332 | Robert Billings |  | S | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - |
| 343 | Kenyon Massey | MASS | WR | 0.8 | -6.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 3.5 | -2.0 |
| 344 | Landon Strother | UL | WR | 0.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 345 | Kameron Carter | LT | DB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Isaiah Jones |  | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Brylan Lanier | | S | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | K'Vion Thunderbird | FRES | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Steven Cattledge | TROY | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Dylan Edwards |  | RB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Chase Farrell | | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Eddy Toussom | UAB | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Michael Buckley | UNM | WR | 0.0 | -1.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 345 | Kyion Grayes |  | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Rodney Gallagher | WVU | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Payton Mangrum | ECU | WR | 0.0 | 1.5 | - | - | - | -3.0 | 1.5 |
| 345 | Joe Taylor | | WR | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Daniel Wingate | | LB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Ed Small |  | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Logan Loya | | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Tray Taylor | TROY | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Austin Brawley | UNM | S | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Julian Allen |  | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Lavon Brown | CSU | WR | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Will Pauling |  | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Ekow Taylor | UTEP | CB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Aden Self | ARMY | RB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Reis Stocksdale | BGSU | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. |  | CB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Darrell Sweeting | MRSH | DB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Josh Dallas | GASO | WR | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 345 | Cam Miller |  | DB | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | D.J. Taylor | TXST | DB | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 345 | Quaron Adams | | WR | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| 375 | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | MRSH | WR | -1.0 | - | - | - | -1.0 | - | -1.0 |
| 375 | K.D. Hutchinson | WKU | WR | -1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | -1.0 | - |
| 375 | Darrell Smith | UL | RB | -1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | -1.0 |
| 375 | Roy Alexander |  | WR | -1.0 | -1.0 | - | - | - | -1.0 | - |
| 379 | Jalon Kilgore |  | DB | -1.5 | -3.0 | - | - | - | -3.0 | 0.0 |
| 380 | Tailique Williams | | WR | -2.0 | -2.0 | - | - | - | - | -2.0 |
| 380 | Jackson Grier | APP | WR | -2.0 | - | - | - | - | -2.0 | - |
| 380 | JT Haskins | OHIO | S | -2.0 | -2.0 | - | - | - | -2.0 | - |
| 380 | Deriece Brown | UNM | WR | -2.0 | -2.0 | - | - | - | -2.0 | - |
| 380 | Tyseer Denmark |  | WR | -2.0 | -2.0 | - | - | - | -2.0 | - |
| 385 | Braylon Staley |  | WR | -2.5 | -7.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | -7.0 |
| 386 | Ashton Hampton | | DB | -3.0 | -3.0 | - | - | - | - | -3.0 |
| 387 | Eric Weatherly | BALL | WR | -4.0 | - | - | -5.0 | - | -5.0 | -3.0 |
| 388 | Keon Sabb |  | DB | -5.0 | -5.0 | - | - | - | - | -5.0 |
| 389 | Jeremiah Smith |  | WR | -6.0 | -6.0 | - | - | - | -6.0 | - |
| 390 | Shawn Miller | UNM | WR | -8.0 | -11.0 | - | - | - | -8.0 | - |
| 391 | David Eziomume | | RB | -12.0 | -12.0 | - | - | - | - | -12.0 |
| 392 | Alex Smith | GASO | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Rhys Dakin |  | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Seth Morgan | TLSA | PK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Bert Auburn |  | PK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | James Rendell | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Brady Denaburg | | PK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Tykeem Wallace | KENN | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Matthew McDoom |  | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 392 | Robert Hammond | | PK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |