2022 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 3 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -3.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.2 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 0 | 3.2 | 27.2 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 10 | 116 | 11.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 112 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.4 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 5 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 1 | 2.4 | 21.4 |
| 112 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 112 | Colorado | 4 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 112 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 112 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 13 | 218 | 16.77 | 1 | 3.3 | 54.5 |
| 112 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 4 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 2 | 2.8 | 33.5 |
| 122 | Boise State | 5 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 2 | 1.4 | 22.4 |
| 124 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 3 | 4.5 | 85.3 |