What Are Punt Returns?
Punt returns count punts returned by a player. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Punt Returns Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson Hammer |  | WR | 30 | - | 5 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 12 |
| 2 | Kevin Concepcion |  | WR | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| 2 | Caullin Lacy |  | WR | 25 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 7 |
| 2 | Gabriel Benyard | KENN | WR | 25 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | Tony Freeman | WSU | WR | 24 | 6 | 12 | 17 | - | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Carlos Hernandez |  | WR | 23 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | Malachi Toney |  | WR | 23 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| 8 | Jordan Napier |  | WR | 22 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| 8 | Jacob De Jesus |  | WR | 22 | - | 4 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | Cameron Ross |  | WR | 22 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | Jacory Barney Jr. |  | WR | 22 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 12 | Kaden Wetjen |  | WR | 21 | - | 3 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 |
| 12 | Wayne Knight | JMU | RB | 21 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - | 14 | 7 |
| 12 | Ryan Niblett |  | DB | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| 12 | Dedrick Latulas | LT | WR | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| 12 | Jonathan Brady |  | WR | 21 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 17 | Victor Snow |  | WR | 20 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| 17 | Mekhi Mews |  | WR | 20 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 11 |
| 17 | Aaron Blancas | ARST | WR | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - | 7 | 13 |
| 17 | Vicari Swain |  | DB | 20 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 17 | Isaiah Sategna |  | WR | 20 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 22 | Jordan Malau'ulu | FRES | WR | 19 | - | 3 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
| 22 | Cole Adams |  | WR | 19 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 22 | Devin Roche | ODU | RB | 19 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | 13 | 6 |
| 25 | Bryson Graves | CCU | WR | 18 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 8 | 10 |
| 25 | Josh Cameron |  | WR | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 25 | Koi Perich |  | DB | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| 25 | Demarcus Lacey | MRSH | WR | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 25 | Brandon Inniss |  | WR | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
| 25 | Lynel Billups-Williams | M-OH | WR | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
| 25 | Jackson Harper |  | WR | 18 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 32 | Kameran Shanks |  | WR | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - | 10 | 7 |
| 32 | Gavin Freeman | OKST | WR | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 32 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | WR | 17 | 1 | 5 | 12 | - | 10 | 7 |
| 32 | Parker Kingston |  | WR | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| 32 | Tate Nagy |  | WR | 17 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 12 | 5 |
| 32 | Mana Carvalho |  | WR | 17 | 1 | 5 | 12 | - | 12 | 5 |
| 32 | Peyton Higgins | TROY | WR | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 32 | Zavion Thomas |  | WR | 17 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - | 12 | 5 |
| 40 | Jaden Barnes | APP | WR | 16 | 1 | 6 | 16 | - | 10 | 6 |
| 40 | Manny Covey |  | RB | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| 40 | Malcolm Simmons |  | WR | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 11 | 5 |
| 40 | Yamir Knight |  | WR | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 40 | Wayne Harris | KENT | WR | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | 10 | 6 |
| 45 | Sutton Smith | MEM | RB | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| 45 | Jordan Faison |  | WR | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 45 | Kevin Coleman Jr. |  | WR | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 45 | Zachariah Branch |  | WR | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 49 | Harrison Wallace III |  | WR | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | 13 | 1 |
| 49 | Antoine Jackson |  | DB | 14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - | 11 | 3 |
| 49 | Gary Bryant Jr. |  | WR | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | 10 | 4 |
| 49 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | WR | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | 6 |
| 49 | Drew Wagner |  | WR | 14 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | 12 | 2 |
| 49 | Kenny Johnson |  | WR | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - | 9 | 5 |
| 55 | Sterling Lockett |  | WR | 13 | - | 5 | 7 | - | 6 | 7 |
| 55 | Marcus Bellon | NEV | WR | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | 6 | 7 |
| 55 | Beau Sparks | TXST | WR | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | 5 |
| 55 | Hank Beatty |  | WR | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | Semaj Morgan |  | WR | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 8 | 5 |
| 55 | Malik Sherrod |  | RB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | Omari Hayes | TULN | WR | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | 4 | 9 |
| 62 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | WR | 12 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | 8 | 4 |
| 62 | Isaiah Spencer |  | WR | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | - | 5 | 7 |
| 62 | Easton Messer | FAU | WR | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | 5 | 7 |
| 62 | Tama Uiliata | HAW | WR | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - | 9 | 3 |
| 62 | Luke Wysong |  | WR | 12 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - | 7 | 5 |
| 62 | Boo Carter |  | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Omari Kelly |  | WR | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Alred Luke | MOST | WR | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 62 | Vernell Brown III |  | WR | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 8 | 4 |
| 62 | Zechariah Sample |  | WR | 12 | 6 | 10 | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 72 | Martel Hight |  | CB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 9 | 2 |
| 72 | Devin Voisin | USA | WR | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | 3 |
| 72 | David Amador |  | WR | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | 7 | 4 |
| 72 | Preston Fox | WVU | WR | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | 4 |
| 76 | Que'Sean Brown |  | WR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 76 | Tyrell Henry |  | WR | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | Anthony Evans III |  | WR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | Bryant Wesco Jr. |  | WR | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 76 | Joshua Porter | USF | WR | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 76 | Jovanni Bermudez | TEM | WR | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 76 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | WR | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 |
| 76 | Charlie Coenen |  | WR | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 | 8 |
| 76 | Miles Coleman | UNT | WR | 10 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 76 | Reese Smith | LIB | WR | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | 3 | 7 |
| 76 | Tristian Gentry |  | WR | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | WR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | TJ Pride | NMSU | WR | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 76 | Trent Walker | ORST | WR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | 9 | 1 |
| 76 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | WR | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 7 |
| 76 | Emon Allen | SHSU | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | 8 | 2 |
| 92 | Javarius Green |  | WR | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 92 | Robert Williams | UL | WR | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 92 | Eric Rivers |  | WR | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 92 | Jacob Godfrey | ULM | WR | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 92 | Peyton Plott | GASO | WR | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 92 | Caleb Spann | CMU | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 92 | DeAree Rogers | NIU | WR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 92 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II |  | WR | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 92 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | WR | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | 3 | 6 |