2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 13 12 237 19.75 2 0.9 18.2
2 Central Michigan 13 16 305 19.06 2 1.2 23.5
3 UCLA 12 15 268 17.87 2 1.3 22.3
4 Boise State 12 15 234 15.60 3 1.3 19.5
5 Northwestern 12 17 265 15.59 0 1.4 22.1
6 Utah 14 30 454 15.13 2 2.1 32.4
7 Middle Tennessee 13 23 337 14.65 2 1.8 25.9
8 Colorado 12 19 273 14.37 1 1.6 22.8
9 Houston 14 28 396 14.14 2 2.0 28.3
10 Stanford 12 13 180 13.85 0 1.1 15.0
11 Kansas 12 8 108 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
12 Memphis 12 10 131 13.10 1 0.8 10.9
13 Virginia Tech 13 27 328 12.15 1 2.1 25.2
14 Arizona State 13 21 255 12.14 0 1.6 19.6
15 South Florida 12 10 120 12.00 0 0.8 10.0
16 Tennessee 13 26 306 11.77 0 2.0 23.5
17 New Mexico 12 17 198 11.65 1 1.4 16.5
18 Mississippi 13 8 93 11.63 0 0.6 7.2
19 Rutgers 13 23 266 11.57 1 1.8 20.5
20 Coastal Carolina 13 21 241 11.48 3 1.6 18.5
21 Wake Forest 14 25 286 11.44 0 1.8 20.4
22 Old Dominion 13 28 320 11.43 1 2.2 24.6
23 Louisville 13 14 157 11.21 1 1.1 12.1
24 Nevada 13 20 223 11.15 0 1.5 17.2
24 Connecticut 12 13 145 11.15 0 1.1 12.1
26 Indiana 12 14 156 11.14 2 1.2 13.0
27 Arkansas 13 24 264 11.00 1 1.8 20.3
27 Army 13 14 154 11.00 0 1.1 11.8
29 Texas 12 18 196 10.89 0 1.5 16.3
30 Southern Mississippi 12 21 225 10.71 0 1.8 18.8
31 Texas A&M 12 30 320 10.67 1 2.5 26.7
31 Cincinnati 14 21 224 10.67 0 1.5 16.0
33 UTSA 14 28 294 10.50 1 2.0 21.0
33 Oregon State 13 14 147 10.50 1 1.1 11.3
35 UAB 13 12 125 10.42 1 0.9 9.6
36 Ball State 13 16 166 10.38 0 1.2 12.8
37 Kentucky 13 16 165 10.31 1 1.2 12.7
38 TCU 12 9 92 10.22 0 0.8 7.7
39 Michigan 14 36 364 10.11 0 2.6 26.0
40 Navy 12 16 161 10.06 1 1.3 13.4
41 Syracuse 12 24 241 10.04 1 2.0 20.1
42 Oregon 14 17 170 10.00 0 1.2 12.1
42 Kansas State 13 10 100 10.00 1 0.8 7.7
44 North Carolina 13 15 149 9.93 0 1.2 11.5
45 Washington State 13 15 148 9.87 0 1.2 11.4
46 Georgia 15 33 323 9.79 1 2.2 21.5
47 North Carolina State 12 19 185 9.74 1 1.6 15.4
48 Arizona 12 22 213 9.68 1 1.8 17.8
49 Miami (Florida) 12 21 199 9.48 0 1.8 16.6
50 Pittsburgh 14 30 278 9.27 0 2.1 19.9
50 Rice 12 11 102 9.27 0 0.9 8.5
52 Miami (Ohio) 13 13 120 9.23 0 1.0 9.2
53 BYU 13 26 238 9.15 1 2.0 18.3
54 Tulane 12 16 144 9.00 0 1.3 12.0
55 Bowling Green 12 21 188 8.95 0 1.8 15.7
56 Western Kentucky 14 16 142 8.88 0 1.1 10.1
57 Auburn 13 23 204 8.87 1 1.8 15.7
58 Louisiana Tech 12 22 195 8.86 0 1.8 16.3
59 San Diego State 14 29 248 8.55 2 2.1 17.7
60 Minnesota 13 16 136 8.50 0 1.2 10.5
61 Duke 12 15 127 8.47 0 1.3 10.6
62 Toledo 13 25 208 8.32 2 1.9 16.0
63 Notre Dame 13 20 164 8.20 0 1.5 12.6
64 Baylor 14 19 154 8.11 0 1.4 11.0
65 Alabama 15 34 272 8.00 2 2.3 18.1
66 UCF 13 22 174 7.91 0 1.7 13.4
67 Troy 12 8 63 7.88 0 0.7 5.3
68 Iowa 14 40 313 7.83 1 2.9 22.4
69 Texas State 12 11 86 7.82 1 0.9 7.2
70 North Texas 13 12 93 7.75 0 0.9 7.2
71 Arkansas State 12 17 131 7.71 1 1.4 10.9
72 San Jose State 12 18 138 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
73 Eastern Michigan 13 15 114 7.60 1 1.2 8.8
74 Penn State 13 17 128 7.53 0 1.3 9.8
75 Colorado State 12 22 165 7.50 1 1.8 13.8
76 Maryland 13 23 169 7.35 1 1.8 13.0
77 Buffalo 12 12 88 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
77 Massachusetts 12 9 66 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
79 Air Force 13 5 36 7.20 0 0.4 2.8
80 California 12 14 100 7.14 0 1.2 8.3
81 South Carolina 13 10 71 7.10 0 0.8 5.5
82 Illinois 12 17 119 7.00 0 1.4 9.9
82 Florida International 12 14 98 7.00 1 1.2 8.2
82 UNLV 12 7 49 7.00 0 0.6 4.1
85 Texas Tech 13 19 132 6.95 0 1.5 10.2
86 Liberty 13 28 190 6.79 1 2.2 14.6
86 Florida Atlantic 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
88 Florida 13 24 162 6.75 0 1.8 12.5
88 East Carolina 12 12 81 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
90 Appalachian State 14 25 168 6.72 0 1.8 12.0
91 Mississippi State 13 23 153 6.65 0 1.8 11.8
92 Charlotte 12 7 46 6.57 0 0.6 3.8
93 Iowa State 13 17 111 6.53 0 1.3 8.5
94 Vanderbilt 12 7 45 6.43 0 0.6 3.8
95 Hawai'i 13 11 69 6.27 0 0.8 5.3
96 Purdue 13 20 123 6.15 0 1.5 9.5
97 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 26 154 5.92 0 1.9 11.0
98 Northern Illinois 14 11 64 5.82 0 0.8 4.6
99 Oklahoma 13 12 69 5.75 0 0.9 5.3
100 Ohio State 13 23 132 5.74 0 1.8 10.2
101 SMU 12 15 85 5.67 0 1.3 7.1
102 Washington 12 19 106 5.58 0 1.6 8.8
103 Akron 12 9 50 5.56 0 0.8 4.2
104 Kent State 14 15 82 5.47 0 1.1 5.9
105 Ohio 12 10 54 5.40 0 0.8 4.5
106 LSU 13 22 117 5.32 0 1.7 9.0
107 Missouri 13 13 69 5.31 0 1.0 5.3
108 Georgia Southern 12 11 58 5.27 1 0.9 4.8
109 UTEP 13 26 136 5.23 0 2.0 10.5
110 Virginia 12 18 94 5.22 0 1.5 7.8
111 South Alabama 12 12 58 4.83 0 1.0 4.8
112 Utah State 14 17 81 4.76 0 1.2 5.8
113 USC 12 16 76 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
114 Boston College 12 15 70 4.67 0 1.3 5.8
115 Wisconsin 13 20 92 4.60 0 1.5 7.1
116 Clemson 13 21 93 4.43 0 1.6 7.2
117 Florida State 12 17 71 4.18 0 1.4 5.9
118 Wyoming 13 12 46 3.83 0 0.9 3.5
119 Georgia Tech 12 16 61 3.81 0 1.3 5.1
120 New Mexico State 12 10 38 3.80 0 0.8 3.2
121 Temple 12 14 53 3.79 0 1.2 4.4
122 Oklahoma State 14 18 68 3.78 0 1.3 4.9
123 Marshall 13 24 80 3.33 0 1.8 6.2
123 Louisiana-Monroe 12 6 20 3.33 0 0.5 1.7
125 Tulsa 13 23 76 3.30 0 1.8 5.8
126 West Virginia 13 19 59 3.11 0 1.5 4.5
127 Fresno State 13 16 46 2.88 0 1.2 3.5
128 Nebraska 12 10 27 2.70 0 0.8 2.3
128 Western Michigan 13 10 27 2.70 0 0.8 2.1
130 Georgia State 13 3 4 1.33 0 0.2 0.3