National Single-Season Punt Return Leaders From West

National Single-Season Punt Return Leaders From West

> All-time performers in punt returns, punt return yards, yards per punt return, punt return TDs

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  By SuperWest Sports Staff

   May 16, 2025

The West has produced a multitude of great college football punt returns.

The all-time lists of the best single-season national punt return leaders include some of the country’s best.

The tables below rank the top returners in the past 65+ seasons in single-season punt returns, punt return yards, yards per punt return, and punt return touchdowns.

Let’s get to the lists.

Best in West Single-Season Punt Returns Leaders

Year	Player	School	Ret
1985	Vai Sikahema	BYU	54
1984	Vai Sikahema	BYU	51
1986	Mike OBrien	BYU	50
2000	Holmon Wiggins	New Mexico	46
1988	Scott Wells	San Jose State	46
1998	Joe Jarzynka	Washington	45
1992	Ronnie Harris	Oregon	44
1981	Vai Sikahema	BYU	44
2003	Sammy Moore	Washington State	43
1987	Anthony Sargent	Wyoming	43
1999	Deltha ONeal	California	42
1997	Chad Smith	New Mexico	42
1995	Pat Johnson	Oregon	41
1991	Malcolm Seabron	Fresno State	41
1990	Jeff Sydner	Hawaii	40
1989	Terry Obee	Oregon	40
2001	Bernard Berrian	Fresno State	39
2001	Tim Gilligan	Boise State	39
1980	Darnell Clash	Wyoming	39

Best in West Single-Season Punt Return Yards Leaders

Year	Player	School	Yds
1992	Glyn Milburn	Stanford	573
2010	Shaky Smithson	Utah	572
2002	Dexter Wynn	Colorado State	567
1990	Beno Bryant	Washington	560
1995	Greg Myers	Colorado State	555
2001	Bernard Berrian	Fresno State	552
1999	Dallas Davis	Colorado State	541
1998	Michael Fletcher	Oregon	476
1984	Vai Sikahema	BYU	472
2008	Kyle Wilson	Boise State	470
2006	Sammie Stroughter	Oregon State	470
1989	Dwight Pickens	Fresno State	470
2000	Pete Rebstock	Colorado State	469
2003	Tim Gilligan	Boise State	460
2005	Quinton Jones	Boise State	459

Best in West Single-Season Yards per Punt Return Leaders

Year	Player	School	Avg
2005	Maurice Drew	UCLA	28.5
1985	Erroll Tucker	Utah	24.3
2004	Kevin Robinson	Utah State	22.5
1986	Anthony Parker	Arizona State	22.0
1995	James Dye	BYU	21.9
2018	Marcus Hayes	New Mexico	21.2
2023	Zachariah Branch	USC	20.8
1998	Ben Kelly	Colorado	20.8
2017	Dante Pettis	Washington	20.4
2008	Ian Clark	New Mexico	19.7
2013	Nelson Agholor	USC	19.1
2010	Shaky Smithson	Utah	19.1
1983	Jim Sandusky	San Diego State	19.1
1999	Dennis Northcutt	Arizona	19.0
2007	Kevin Robinson	Utah State	18.9
1992	Glyn Milburn	Stanford	18.5
2022	Anthony Gould	Oregon State	18.3
2006	Desean Jackson	California	18.2
2000	Jemeel Powell	California	18.2
2001	Roman Hollowell	Colorado	18.0
1996	James Dye	BYU	17.6

Best in West Single-Season Punt Return TDs Leaders

Year	Player	School	TD
2017	Dante Pettis	Washington	4
2010	Cliff Harris	Oregon	4
2006	Desean Jackson	California	4
2008	Kyle Wilson	Boise State	3
2005	Quinton Jones	Boise State	3
2005	Maurice Drew	UCLA	3
1999	Steve Smith Sr.	Utah	3
1995	Greg Myers	Colorado State	3
1990	Beno Bryant	Washington	3
1992	Glyn Milburn	Stanford	3
1979	Mark Lee	Washington	3
2024	Parker Kingston	BYU	2
2022	Anthony Gould	Oregon State	2
2022	Nikko Remigio	Fresno State	2
2021	Britain Covey	Utah	2
2020	Avery Williams	Boise State	2
2019	Avery Williams	Boise State	2
2016	Adoree Jackson	USC	2
2016	Dante Pettis	Washington	2
2015	Joe Hansley	Colorado State	2
2015	Adoree Jackson	USC	2
2015	Dante Pettis	Washington	2
2014	Nelson Agholor	USC	2
2014	Ty Montgomery	Stanford	2
2014	Bruce Natson	Utah State	2
2014	Charles Nelson	Oregon	2
2013	Bralon Addison	Oregon	2
2013	Nelson Agholor	USC	2
2013	Isaiah Burse	Fresno State	2
2013	Bruce Natson	Utah State	2
2013	Tim Vizzi	San Diego State	2
2011	Justin Veltung	Idaho	2
2011	Devon Wylie	Fresno State	2
2009	Damian Williams	USC	2
2007	Antoine Cason	Arizona	2
2007	Clifton Smith	Fresno State	2
2004	Michael Bumpus	Washington State	2
2004	Reggie Bush	USC	2
2004	Chris Carr	Boise State	2
2004	Kevin Robinson	Utah State	2
2003	Billy Strother	New Mexico	2
2002	Jeremy Bloom	Colorado	2
2002	Keenan Howry	Oregon	2
2002	Jemeel Powell	California	2
2001	Roman Hollowell	Colorado	2
2001	\|Keenan Howry	Oregon	2
2000	Stephen Persley	New Mexico	2
1998	Michael Fletcher	Oregon	2
1998	Damon Gourdine	San Diego State	2
1998	Ben Kelly	Colorado	2
1998	R. Jay Soward	USC	2
1997	Steve Smith	Utah State	2
1997	Frank Staine-Pyne	Air Force	2
1997	Troy Walters	Stanford	2
1996	Times Dye	BYU	2
1994	Matthew Harding	Hawaii	2
1994	Ray Peterson	San Diego State	2
1988	Torryl Henley	UCLA	2
1987	Jaan Grant	Stanford	2
1987	Roay Orrison	New Mexico	2
1986	Stephen Baker	Fresno State	2
1986	Kwante Hampton	Long Beach State	2
1985	Erroll Tucker	Utah	2
1984	Vai Sikahema	BYU	2
1982	Mike Fox	San Diego State	2
1981	Fred Fernandes	Utah State	2
1981	David Toloumu	Hawaii	2
1978	Mark Bozich	New Mexico State	2
1977	Ron Washington	Arizona State	2