COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
FBS: Individual Punt Returns
| Rank | Player | Cl | Ht | Pos | G | Punt Ret | Punt Ret Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Zachariah Branch, Southern California (Pac-12) | Fr. | 5-10 | WR | 11 | 16 | 332 | 20.8 |
| 2 | Xavier Worthy, Texas (Big 12) | Jr. | 6-1 | WR | 14 | 22 | 371 | 16.9 |
| 3 | Keionte Scott, Auburn (SEC) | Jr. | 6-0 | CB | 10 | 15 | 222 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Daequan Hardy, Penn St. (Big Ten) | Sr. | 5-9 | CB | 11 | 17 | 248 | 14.6 |
| 5 | Ainias Smith, Texas A&M (SEC) | Sr. | 5-10 | WR | 12 | 20 | 285 | 14.2 |
| 6 | Dee Williams, Tennessee (SEC) | Sr. | 0-0 | DB | 13 | 20 | 259 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Tucker Holloway, Virginia Tech (ACC) | So. | 0-0 | WR | 13 | 20 | 258 | 12.9 |
| 8 | Cade McDonald, Miami (OH) (MAC) | Sr. | 5-11 | WR | 13 | 18 | 229 | 12.7 |
| 9 | Keon Coleman, Florida St. (ACC) | Jr. | 6-4 | WR | 12 | 25 | 300 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Isaiah Sategna, Arkansas (SEC) | Fr. | 5-11 | WR | 12 | 15 | 180 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Henry Rutledge, Charlotte (AAC) | So. | 5-8 | RB | 10 | 12 | 143 | 11.9 |
| 12 | Zavion Thomas, Mississippi St. (SEC) | So. | 5-11 | WR | 11 | 14 | 163 | 11.6 |
| 13 | Tiaquelin Mims, Southern Miss. (Sun Belt) | So. | 5-9 | WR | 12 | 15 | 167 | 11.1 |
| 14 | Roderick Daniels, Jr., SMU (AAC) | Jr. | 5-9 | WR | 14 | 24 | 257 | 10.7 |
| 15 | Jalen Coit, NC State (ACC) | So. | 5-11 | WR | 13 | 16 | 166 | 10.4 |
| 16 | Mekhi Mews, Georgia (SEC) | So. | 5-8 | WR | 13 | 20 | 205 | 10.2 |
| 17 | Courtney Jackson, Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | 5-11 | WR | 13 | 16 | 161 | 10.1 |
| 18 | Caullin Lacy, South Alabama (Sun Belt) | Jr. | 5-10 | WR | 12 | 21 | 210 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Taylor Morin, Wake Forest (ACC) | Jr. | 5-10 | WR | 12 | 15 | 148 | 9.9 |
| 20 | Tez Johnson, Oregon (Pac-12) | Jr. | 5-10 | WR | 14 | 20 | 190 | 9.5 |
| 21 | Xavier Townsend, UCF (Big 12) | So. | 0-0 | WR | 11 | 15 | 142 | 9.5 |
| 22 | Sean Fresch, Rice (AAC) | Jr. | 5-8 | CB | 13 | 16 | 150 | 9.4 |
| 23 | Erik Brooks, Fresno St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | 5-7 | WR | 13 | 19 | 174 | 9.2 |
| 24 | Micah Davis, Utah St. (Mountain West) | Jr. | 0-0 | WR | 11 | 28 | 250 | 8.9 |
| 25 | Amin Hassan, Navy (AAC) | Jr. | 5-7 | RB | 12 | 20 | 176 | 8.8 |
| 26 | TJ Sheffield, Purdue (Big Ten) | Sr. | 5-11 | WR | 11 | 15 | 127 | 8.5 |
| 27 | Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech (CUSA) | Sr. | 5-7 | WR | 12 | 28 | 234 | 8.4 |
| 28 | Preston Fox, West Virginia (Big 12) | So. | 5-10 | WR | 12 | 18 | 145 | 8.1 |
| 29 | Koby Drake, Memphis (AAC) | Jr. | 5-11 | WR | 12 | 15 | 118 | 7.9 |
| 30 | Khaleb Hood, Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | Sr. | 5-10 | WR | 13 | 25 | 191 | 7.6 |
| 31 | D'Marcus Adams, Syracuse (ACC) | Sr. | 6-0 | WR | 11 | 16 | 119 | 7.4 |
| 32 | Logan Loya, UCLA (Pac-12) | Sr. | 5-11 | WR | 13 | 17 | 123 | 7.2 |
| 33 | Mekhi Shaw, San Diego St. (Mountain West) | Jr. | 5-10 | WR | 10 | 14 | 101 | 7.2 |
| 34 | Chris Carpenter, UTSA (AAC) | Jr. | 5-11 | WR | 12 | 16 | 109 | 6.8 |
| 35 | Gavin Freeman, Oklahoma (Big 12) | So. | 5-8 | WR | 13 | 18 | 122 | 6.8 |
| 36 | Isaac Ross, Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | Sr. | 5-9 | WR | 10 | 12 | 80 | 6.7 |
| 37 | Jhaylin Embry, Bowling Green (MAC) | Jr. | 6-0 | WR | 13 | 17 | 110 | 6.5 |
| 38 | Hamp Greene, Clemson (ACC) | Sr. | 5-9 | WR | 11 | 15 | 94 | 6.3 |
| 39 | Bobby Golden, Akron (MAC) | So. | 5-9 | WR | 12 | 16 | 86 | 5.4 |
| 40 | Jacob Bernard, Louisiana (Sun Belt) | Jr. | 5-10 | WR | 13 | 17 | 89 | 5.2 |
| 41 | Phillip Brooks, Kansas St. (Big 12) | Sr. | 5-8 | WR | 12 | 15 | 73 | 4.9 |
| 42 | M.J. Devonshire, Pittsburgh (ACC) | Sr. | 5-11 | DB | 12 | 21 | 102 | 4.9 |
| 43 | Kevin Coleman Jr., Louisville (ACC) | So. | 0-0 | WR | 14 | 26 | 117 | 4.5 |
| 44 | Mikey Matthews, Utah (Pac-12) | Fr. | 5-8 | WR | 12 | 17 | 75 | 4.4 |
| 45 | Javorian Wimberly, Central Mich. (MAC) | Fr. | 6-2 | WR | 9 | 12 | 50 | 4.2 |
| 46 | Sean Atkins, South Fla. (AAC) | Sr. | 5-10 | WR | 13 | 18 | 70 | 3.9 |
| Reclassifying | ||||||||
| - | Josh Sarratt, James Madison (Sun Belt) | Sr. | 5-10 | S | 13 | 16 | 206 | 12.9 |