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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | DeAree Rogers | NIU | WR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 92 | Deion DeBlanc |  | WR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 9 | - |
| 92 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II |  | WR | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 6 | 3 |
| 104 | Isaiah Farris |  | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| 104 | Javen Jacobs | USU | RB | 8 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 104 | Jeremiah Patterson |  | WR | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| 104 | Mikey Welsh |  | WR | 8 | 4 | 8 | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 104 | Will Hardy |  | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 6 |
| 104 | Teddy Hoffmann |  | WR | 8 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 104 | Aiden Flora |  | RB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 104 | Javon Robinson |  | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 104 | Chase Hendricks | OHIO | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 104 | Michael Jackson III |  | WR | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 104 | Zion Booker | TLSA | WR | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 104 | Sean Patrick | AKR | RB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 104 | Trebor Pena |  | WR | 8 | - | 4 | 7 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 104 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | RB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 104 | Coy Eakin |  | WR | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 104 | Denzel Boston |  | WR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 104 | Javen Nicholas | CLT | WR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 104 | Devonte Ross | | WR | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 8 | - |
| 122 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | S | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Elliott Brow |  | WR | 7 | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Jordan Dwyer |  | WR | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 122 | Malik Benson |  | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Dezmen Roebuck | | WR | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Terry Bussey |  | WR | 7 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 122 | Ty Bryant |  | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 7 | - |
| 122 | Tyler King | NMSU | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 122 | Squirrel White |  | WR | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 122 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | WR | 7 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 122 | Tyson Thompson | RICE | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | - |
| 122 | Tommy Maher | CSU | WR | 7 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| 135 | Juan Salas | EMU | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Joshua Franklin | | DB | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Makai Lemon |  | WR | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 135 | Micah Davis | USM | WR | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 135 | Rayshawn Glover |  | WR | 6 | - | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 135 | Jalil Farooq |  | WR | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Terrell Anderson | | WR | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 135 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | RB | 6 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Davien Kerr |  | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 135 | Alvon Isaac | USF | RB | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 135 | Joedrick Lewis | BALL | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Brandon Chatman |  | WR | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 135 | Kahanu Davis | USU | WR | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Bailey Stockton |  | WR | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 135 | Christian Neptune | USF | WR | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 150 | Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | COLO | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 150 | Tiger Bachmeier |  | WR | 5 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 150 | Tucker Holloway |  | WR | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 150 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | DE | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 150 | Michael Pettway | JXST | WR | 5 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 150 | Landon Sides | UNT | WR | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 150 | Sacovie White |  | WR | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 150 | Antonio Williams |  | WR | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 150 | Desmond Reid |  | RB | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| 150 | Josiah McLaurin | | RB | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| 160 | Andrew Marsh |  | WR | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| 160 | Liam Thorpe |  | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Jayden Thomas |  | WR | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 160 | Jaylen Bonelli | ARST | WR | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Nik Henry | UTEP | WR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 160 | Quentin Gibson | COLO | WR | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Charlie Comella | | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Kenyon Massey | MASS | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 160 | Michael Buckley | UNM | WR | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 160 | Samuel Baddoo | MASS | WR | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Dakorien Moore | | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | DJ McKinney | UNM | RB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Ronnel Johnson | MOST | WR | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 160 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | WR | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 175 | Blake Bosma | | TE | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | Kendrick Law | | WR | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 175 | Gerick Robinson | NEV | WR | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Jake Thaw | DEL | WR | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 175 | Daune Morris |  | RB | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Max Rodarte | OHIO | WR | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Caleb Nix | JXST | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | DaMarion Fowlkes |  | WR | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Kyre Duplessis | DEL | WR | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | Jaylin Lucas | | RB | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Jairus Mack | WKU | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 175 | Keaton Kubecka |  | WR | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Kameron Courtney | | WR | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Cade Harris | AF | WR | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | Payton Mangrum | ECU | WR | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 175 | J'Koby Williams | | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | Grayson Tempest | TLSA | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | Jay Maclin | | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 175 | Qian Magwood | BALL | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | Izaiah Williams | | WR | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 195 | Kaj Sanders |  | DB | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 195 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | | DE | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 195 | Eric Weatherly | BALL | WR | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 195 | Raleek Brown |  | RB | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 195 | K.D. Hutchinson | WKU | WR | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 195 | Ryan Williams |  | WR | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |