2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 9 | 219 | 24.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 27.4 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 3 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.7 |
| 4 | Alabama | 5 | 18 | 357 | 19.83 | 2 | 3.6 | 71.4 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 5 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.4 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Houston | 7 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.0 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 6 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 2 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 3 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.0 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 5 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.6 |
| 11 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 5 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.4 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 6 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 13 | 188 | 14.46 | 1 | 2.6 | 37.6 |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 18 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 7 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.9 |
| 21 | California | 4 | 12 | 159 | 13.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.8 |
| 22 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Georgia | 6 | 16 | 203 | 12.69 | 0 | 2.7 | 33.8 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Troy | 6 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.7 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 27 | FIU | 7 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 28 | UCF | 5 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.2 |
| 29 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| 29 | Army | 5 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 2 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 29 | Washington | 7 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 32 | Texas State | 7 | 11 | 120 | 10.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.1 |
| 33 | Texas | 6 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 34 | Rice | 6 | 13 | 138 | 10.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Washington State | 5 | 14 | 148 | 10.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 29.6 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 6 | 10 | 105 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
| 37 | USF | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Nevada | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 39 | Georgia State | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 41 | UAB | 7 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 42 | TCU | 6 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 43 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 45 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 46 | Michigan | 7 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 3.1 | 27.6 |
| 47 | South Alabama | 8 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.0 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.7 |
| 48 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 5 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.2 |
| 51 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 6 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| 53 | Iowa | 5 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.8 |
| 54 | UNLV | 6 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 55 | Memphis | 6 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.8 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 57 | Florida State | 6 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 59 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 60 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| 61 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 61 | Penn State | 6 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 18 | 125 | 6.94 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.8 |
| 65 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | 5 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 69 | Clemson | 4 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 74 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 75 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 76 | Kent State | 5 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 76 | Marshall | 7 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 78 | Old Dominion | 6 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 7 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | 8 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
| 83 | Boise State | 6 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 84 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 86 | Ohio State | 5 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| 88 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 89 | UTSA | 7 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 91 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 92 | UTEP | 8 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 93 | Utah | 5 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| 94 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 95 | Texas A&M | 5 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 95 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 97 | Akron | 6 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 98 | Toledo | 7 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 100 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 101 | USC | 6 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
| 102 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 103 | UCLA | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 103 | San Jose State | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 105 | Stanford | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 105 | Air Force | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 107 | Connecticut | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 109 | James Madison | 6 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| 110 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 111 | Auburn | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| 112 | North Texas | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 114 | Boston College | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 115 | Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 116 | Arizona State | 3 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| 117 | Ohio | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 118 | Ball State | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 119 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 121 | Louisville | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 121 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 121 | West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 124 | Hawaii | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 124 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 126 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| 127 | Buffalo | 7 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| 128 | Liberty | 5 | 8 | -9 | -1.13 | 0 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| 129 | NC State | 3 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | -4.0 |
| 130 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.7 |