2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2023

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Duke 13 13 259 19.92 1 1.0 19.9
2 Fresno State 14 15 265 17.67 2 1.1 18.9
3 Alabama 13 27 457 16.93 2 2.1 35.2
4 Tennessee 13 20 331 16.55 1 1.5 25.5
5 Colorado 12 11 177 16.09 1 0.9 14.8
6 Oregon State 13 20 319 15.95 2 1.5 24.5
7 South Carolina 13 18 282 15.67 2 1.4 21.7
8 Nebraska 12 5 77 15.40 1 0.4 6.4
9 Houston 13 12 180 15.00 1 0.9 13.8
10 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 29 433 14.93 2 2.2 33.3
11 Bowling Green 13 15 213 14.20 2 1.2 16.4
12 Oklahoma 13 12 169 14.08 0 0.9 13.0
13 Kansas State 14 15 197 13.13 2 1.1 14.1
14 Baylor 13 15 189 12.60 1 1.2 14.5
15 North Carolina 14 17 213 12.53 0 1.2 15.2
16 Louisiana Tech 12 19 236 12.42 0 1.6 19.7
17 TCU 15 25 301 12.04 2 1.7 20.1
18 Army 12 14 167 11.93 3 1.2 13.9
19 Georgia 15 23 265 11.52 0 1.5 17.7
20 Southern Mississippi 13 26 299 11.50 0 2.0 23.0
21 Cincinnati 13 14 159 11.36 0 1.1 12.2
22 Missouri 13 13 147 11.31 1 1.0 11.3
23 Washington 13 11 121 11.00 0 0.8 9.3
24 California 12 22 240 10.91 0 1.8 20.0
25 Middle Tennessee 13 21 224 10.67 2 1.6 17.2
26 Colorado State 12 19 200 10.53 1 1.6 16.7
27 Florida State 13 22 227 10.32 0 1.7 17.5
28 Notre Dame 13 28 286 10.21 1 2.2 22.0
29 Mississippi State 13 21 213 10.14 1 1.6 16.4
30 UCF 14 27 268 9.93 2 1.9 19.1
31 Michigan State 12 16 158 9.88 0 1.3 13.2
32 Tulane 14 23 227 9.87 1 1.6 16.2
33 Memphis 13 26 255 9.81 1 2.0 19.6
34 Oklahoma State 13 15 147 9.80 1 1.2 11.3
35 BYU 13 13 127 9.77 0 1.0 9.8
36 Florida Atlantic 12 14 136 9.71 0 1.2 11.3
37 UAB 13 13 126 9.69 2 1.0 9.7
38 Iowa 13 31 300 9.68 0 2.4 23.1
39 SMU 13 15 142 9.47 0 1.2 10.9
40 Troy 14 14 132 9.43 0 1.0 9.4
41 Utah State 13 23 215 9.35 1 1.8 16.5
41 Arkansas 13 17 159 9.35 1 1.3 12.2
43 Virginia Tech 11 24 224 9.33 2 2.2 20.4
44 Georgia Southern 13 20 186 9.30 1 1.5 14.3
44 Texas 13 20 186 9.30 1 1.5 14.3
46 Massachusetts 12 10 92 9.20 0 0.8 7.7
47 Navy 12 16 147 9.19 0 1.3 12.3
48 South Alabama 13 24 220 9.17 1 1.8 16.9
49 Washington State 13 24 219 9.13 0 1.8 16.8
50 Western Kentucky 14 15 135 9.00 1 1.1 9.6
51 Rice 13 18 161 8.94 0 1.4 12.4
52 Pittsburgh 13 33 290 8.79 1 2.5 22.3
53 Texas State 12 16 140 8.75 0 1.3 11.7
54 North Carolina State 13 19 164 8.63 1 1.5 12.6
55 Michigan 14 33 281 8.52 1 2.4 20.1
56 Toledo 14 30 252 8.40 0 2.1 18.0
57 South Florida 12 12 100 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
58 Rutgers 12 13 108 8.31 1 1.1 9.0
59 Ohio State 13 17 141 8.29 0 1.3 10.8
60 Auburn 12 21 170 8.10 0 1.8 14.2
61 Old Dominion 12 15 120 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
62 Syracuse 13 25 195 7.80 0 1.9 15.0
63 Florida 13 17 130 7.65 0 1.3 10.0
64 Charlotte 12 14 107 7.64 0 1.2 8.9
64 Georgia Tech 12 11 84 7.64 0 0.9 7.0
66 Kent State 12 15 113 7.53 1 1.3 9.4
67 Wake Forest 13 18 134 7.44 0 1.4 10.3
68 New Mexico State 13 24 177 7.38 0 1.8 13.6
69 Nevada 12 14 103 7.36 0 1.2 8.6
69 Florida International 12 11 81 7.36 0 0.9 6.8
71 Utah 14 32 234 7.31 0 2.3 16.7
72 Marshall 13 22 158 7.18 1 1.7 12.2
72 Coastal Carolina 13 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 6.1
74 Miami (Ohio) 13 24 172 7.17 0 1.8 13.2
75 Arizona 12 13 93 7.15 0 1.1 7.8
76 Purdue 14 23 164 7.13 0 1.6 11.7
77 Clemson 14 27 191 7.07 0 1.9 13.6
78 East Carolina 13 19 134 7.05 0 1.5 10.3
79 Boise State 14 27 187 6.93 1 1.9 13.4
80 San Diego State 13 26 177 6.81 3 2.0 13.6
81 Iowa State 12 13 87 6.69 0 1.1 7.3
82 Maryland 13 24 156 6.50 0 1.8 12.0
82 Mississippi 13 16 104 6.50 0 1.2 8.0
82 San Jose State 12 6 39 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
85 Texas Tech 13 17 110 6.47 0 1.3 8.5
86 Illinois 13 23 147 6.39 0 1.8 11.3
87 UNLV 12 12 75 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
88 Akron 12 19 116 6.11 0 1.6 9.7
88 New Mexico 12 18 110 6.11 0 1.5 9.2
90 West Virginia 12 12 73 6.08 0 1.0 6.1
91 Arkansas State 12 16 96 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
91 Minnesota 13 13 78 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
93 Eastern Michigan 13 9 52 5.78 0 0.7 4.0
94 Miami (Florida) 12 13 75 5.77 0 1.1 6.3
95 James Madison 11 20 114 5.70 0 1.8 10.4
96 Boston College 12 15 85 5.67 0 1.3 7.1
97 UTEP 12 18 100 5.56 1 1.5 8.3
98 Wisconsin 13 24 132 5.50 0 1.8 10.2
98 Texas A&M 12 22 121 5.50 0 1.8 10.1
100 USC 14 17 93 5.47 0 1.2 6.6
101 Georgia State 12 11 58 5.27 0 0.9 4.8
102 Connecticut 13 16 83 5.19 0 1.2 6.4
103 Kentucky 13 22 114 5.18 0 1.7 8.8
104 UTSA 14 14 72 5.14 0 1.0 5.1
105 Temple 12 15 77 5.13 0 1.3 6.4
106 UCLA 13 11 56 5.09 0 0.8 4.3
107 Central Michigan 12 22 111 5.05 0 1.8 9.3
108 Louisville 13 28 141 5.04 0 2.2 10.8
109 Tulsa 12 17 85 5.00 0 1.4 7.1
110 Appalachian State 12 16 79 4.94 0 1.3 6.6
111 Oregon 13 13 64 4.92 0 1.0 4.9
112 Virginia 10 13 63 4.85 0 1.3 6.3
113 Wyoming 13 6 29 4.83 1 0.5 2.2
114 LSU 14 18 86 4.78 0 1.3 6.1
115 Western Michigan 12 10 47 4.70 0 0.8 3.9
116 Vanderbilt 12 9 42 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
117 North Texas 14 11 49 4.45 0 0.8 3.5
118 Penn State 13 24 105 4.38 0 1.8 8.1
119 Stanford 12 17 71 4.18 0 1.4 5.9
120 Louisiana-Monroe 12 7 29 4.14 1 0.6 2.4
121 Ball State 12 14 57 4.07 0 1.2 4.8
122 Liberty 13 19 76 4.00 0 1.5 5.8
123 Hawai'i 13 13 49 3.77 0 1.0 3.8
124 Kansas 13 4 15 3.75 0 0.3 1.2
125 Indiana 12 12 44 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
126 Arizona State 12 19 63 3.32 0 1.6 5.3
127 Air Force 13 4 11 2.75 0 0.3 0.8
128 Northwestern 12 8 19 2.38 0 0.7 1.6
129 Ohio 14 15 31 2.07 0 1.1 2.2
130 Northern Illinois 12 7 13 1.86 0 0.6 1.1
131 Buffalo 13 10 10 1.00 0 0.8 0.8