2019 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 13 | 22 | 531 | 24.14 | 3 | 1.7 | 40.8 |
| 2 | UCLA | 12 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 3 | FIU | 13 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 2 | 0.9 | 19.2 |
| 4 | TCU | 12 | 16 | 319 | 19.94 | 2 | 1.3 | 26.6 |
| 5 | Washington State | 13 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 13 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 | 3 | 1.2 | 18.1 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Oregon | 14 | 18 | 258 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.4 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 21 | 299 | 14.24 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 12 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 23 | 313 | 13.61 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.4 |
| 13 | NC State | 12 | 15 | 203 | 13.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.9 |
| 14 | BYU | 13 | 21 | 283 | 13.48 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 12 | 9 | 120 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 12 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.2 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 13 | 19 | 247 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 18 | Auburn | 13 | 24 | 308 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.7 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 13 | 26 | 330 | 12.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.4 |
| 20 | Boise State | 14 | 25 | 301 | 12.04 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.5 |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 15 | 180 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| 22 | LSU | 15 | 21 | 251 | 11.95 | 2 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 12 | 9 | 107 | 11.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.9 |
| 24 | Marshall | 13 | 21 | 248 | 11.81 | 2 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| 25 | Louisville | 13 | 16 | 187 | 11.69 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 12 | 14 | 161 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| 26 | Utah State | 13 | 12 | 138 | 11.50 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 28 | Houston | 12 | 16 | 182 | 11.38 | 2 | 1.3 | 15.2 |
| 29 | Georgia | 14 | 25 | 282 | 11.28 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.1 |
| 30 | Missouri | 12 | 20 | 223 | 11.15 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.6 |
| 31 | California | 13 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Duke | 12 | 21 | 231 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 33 | UCF | 13 | 27 | 293 | 10.85 | 1 | 2.1 | 22.5 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 13 | 34 | 366 | 10.76 | 0 | 2.6 | 28.2 |
| 35 | Washington | 13 | 25 | 268 | 10.72 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.6 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | 12 | 19 | 196 | 10.32 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 13 | 16 | 163 | 10.19 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 13 | 23 | 228 | 9.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 39 | Tulane | 13 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 40 | Southern Miss | 13 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 25 | 242 | 9.68 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| 41 | Nevada | 13 | 19 | 184 | 9.68 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 13 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 44 | Utah | 14 | 26 | 249 | 9.58 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.8 |
| 45 | Appalachian State | 14 | 23 | 220 | 9.57 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.7 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 17 | 158 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| 47 | Rice | 12 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 48 | Texas | 13 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 49 | Baylor | 14 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 50 | Boston College | 13 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 12 | 16 | 137 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 52 | Kent State | 13 | 14 | 119 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | 12 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 13 | 25 | 211 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.2 |
| 55 | North Texas | 12 | 19 | 160 | 8.42 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 14 | 30 | 250 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.9 |
| 56 | USF | 12 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 12 | 21 | 174 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 59 | Texas State | 12 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 20 | 164 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | 13 | 26 | 211 | 8.12 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 14 | 32 | 259 | 8.09 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.5 |
| 62 | SMU | 13 | 23 | 186 | 8.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 64 | Iowa | 13 | 15 | 121 | 8.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 12 | 16 | 128 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 65 | Ball State | 12 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 14 | 27 | 212 | 7.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.1 |
| 68 | Toledo | 12 | 20 | 154 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| 69 | Michigan | 13 | 38 | 289 | 7.61 | 0 | 2.9 | 22.2 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 13 | 19 | 143 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 71 | Memphis | 14 | 25 | 187 | 7.48 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| 72 | Ohio State | 14 | 29 | 212 | 7.31 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.1 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | 14 | 26 | 187 | 7.19 | 1 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
| 74 | Stanford | 12 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 75 | Old Dominion | 12 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 76 | Charlotte | 13 | 18 | 127 | 7.06 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 12 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 13 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.2 |
| 79 | San Diego State | 13 | 27 | 181 | 6.70 | 1 | 2.1 | 13.9 |
| 80 | Florida State | 13 | 20 | 132 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 81 | Louisiana | 14 | 29 | 191 | 6.59 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.6 |
| 82 | Michigan State | 13 | 26 | 167 | 6.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 83 | Penn State | 13 | 28 | 178 | 6.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.7 |
| 83 | Arizona | 12 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 85 | North Carolina | 13 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 86 | Navy | 13 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 87 | New Mexico | 12 | 24 | 147 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 88 | Virginia | 14 | 26 | 158 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 89 | Ole Miss | 12 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | 12 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 34 | 199 | 5.85 | 1 | 2.6 | 15.3 |
| 92 | Colorado | 12 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 93 | Illinois | 13 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 94 | Clemson | 15 | 33 | 185 | 5.61 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.3 |
| 95 | USC | 13 | 20 | 112 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| 96 | Purdue | 12 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 1 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 21 | 114 | 5.43 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 100 | Ohio | 13 | 29 | 154 | 5.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
| 101 | East Carolina | 12 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 102 | Temple | 13 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 103 | Bowling Green | 12 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 105 | Kansas | 12 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 12 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 107 | UTEP | 12 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 108 | Hawaii | 15 | 21 | 102 | 4.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 12 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 111 | West Virginia | 12 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 112 | Florida | 13 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | 13 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 114 | Tulsa | 12 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 116 | Indiana | 13 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 117 | Akron | 12 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 12 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 119 | UAB | 14 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 120 | Western Michigan | 13 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 120 | Minnesota | 13 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 13 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 124 | Rutgers | 12 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 125 | Army | 13 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 126 | UNLV | 12 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| 127 | UTSA | 12 | 24 | 52 | 2.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| 128 | Troy | 12 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 129 | Air Force | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 130 | Liberty | 13 | 19 | 10 | 0.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 |