2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kansas State 4 2 105 52.50 2 0.5 26.3
2 Oregon State 4 5 123 24.60 1 1.3 30.8
3 TCU 3 4 87 21.75 1 1.3 29.0
4 UAB 3 4 83 20.75 1 1.3 27.7
5 Alabama 4 18 367 20.39 2 4.5 91.8
6 South Alabama 4 8 149 18.63 1 2.0 37.3
7 Missouri 4 6 110 18.33 1 1.5 27.5
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 9 160 17.78 1 2.3 40.0
9 North Carolina State 4 6 106 17.67 1 1.5 26.5
10 Southern Mississippi 4 11 190 17.27 0 2.8 47.5
11 Army 3 4 68 17.00 1 1.3 22.7
11 Georgia Tech 4 4 68 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
11 Fresno State 3 2 34 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
14 South Carolina 5 10 161 16.10 2 2.0 32.2
15 Oklahoma 4 8 127 15.88 0 2.0 31.8
16 Baylor 4 10 158 15.80 1 2.5 39.5
17 Rice 4 4 63 15.75 0 1.0 15.8
18 Arkansas 4 8 117 14.63 1 2.0 29.3
19 Akron 4 4 58 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
20 Houston 5 5 69 13.80 0 1.0 13.8
21 Middle Tennessee 5 7 96 13.71 1 1.4 19.2
22 UCF 4 14 187 13.36 2 3.5 46.8
23 Oklahoma State 3 8 104 13.00 1 2.7 34.7
24 Pittsburgh 4 8 103 12.88 1 2.0 25.8
25 Cincinnati 4 6 75 12.50 0 1.5 18.8
25 Massachusetts 4 2 25 12.50 0 0.5 6.3
27 Michigan 4 12 149 12.42 1 3.0 37.3
28 Appalachian State 4 3 37 12.33 0 0.8 9.3
29 Louisiana Tech 4 10 123 12.30 0 2.5 30.8
30 San Diego State 5 14 165 11.79 3 2.8 33.0
31 Arizona 4 2 23 11.50 0 0.5 5.8
32 Maryland 4 6 68 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
33 Bowling Green 4 6 67 11.17 1 1.5 16.8
34 Michigan State 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
35 Hawai'i 5 3 32 10.67 0 0.6 6.4
36 Tulane 5 9 95 10.56 0 1.8 19.0
37 North Carolina 4 7 73 10.43 0 1.8 18.3
38 New Mexico State 5 6 61 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
39 Mississippi 4 9 91 10.11 0 2.3 22.8
40 Notre Dame 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
41 Mississippi State 4 9 88 9.78 0 2.3 22.0
42 California 4 8 78 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
42 Kent State 4 4 39 9.75 1 1.0 9.8
44 James Madison 3 7 68 9.71 0 2.3 22.7
45 Auburn 4 10 96 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
46 Utah 4 15 142 9.47 0 3.8 35.5
47 UTEP 5 10 93 9.30 1 2.0 18.6
48 Toledo 4 8 74 9.25 0 2.0 18.5
49 South Florida 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
49 Arkansas State 4 4 36 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
49 Western Michigan 4 3 27 9.00 0 0.8 6.8
52 Colorado 4 3 26 8.67 0 0.8 6.5
53 Tulsa 4 8 68 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
53 Ohio State 4 6 51 8.50 0 1.5 12.8
53 San Jose State 3 4 34 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
53 Washington 5 6 51 8.50 0 1.2 10.2
57 Utah State 5 13 110 8.46 0 2.6 22.0
58 Purdue 4 9 76 8.44 0 2.3 19.0
58 Florida Atlantic 5 9 76 8.44 0 1.8 15.2
60 UNLV 5 5 42 8.40 0 1.0 8.4
61 Liberty 4 6 50 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
61 Boston College 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
63 Texas Tech 4 10 83 8.30 0 2.5 20.8
63 Wake Forest 4 10 83 8.30 0 2.5 20.8
65 Illinois 4 12 99 8.25 0 3.0 24.8
65 Connecticut 5 4 33 8.25 0 0.8 6.6
67 West Virginia 4 6 49 8.17 0 1.5 12.3
68 Miami (Ohio) 4 10 81 8.10 0 2.5 20.3
69 Texas 4 9 72 8.00 1 2.3 18.0
69 Texas State 4 6 48 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
71 Boise State 5 16 122 7.63 1 3.2 24.4
72 Duke 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
72 Tennessee 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
72 Florida International 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
75 LSU 4 11 82 7.45 0 2.8 20.5
76 Penn State 4 9 67 7.44 0 2.3 16.8
77 Memphis 4 7 51 7.29 0 1.8 12.8
78 Georgia 4 7 50 7.14 0 1.8 12.5
79 Iowa 4 11 78 7.09 0 2.8 19.5
80 Georgia Southern 4 9 63 7.00 0 2.3 15.8
80 Wyoming 5 4 28 7.00 1 0.8 5.6
82 BYU 5 8 54 6.75 0 1.6 10.8
82 Troy 4 4 27 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
84 Temple 4 9 59 6.56 0 2.3 14.8
85 Clemson 4 8 52 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
85 Buffalo 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
87 Central Michigan 4 11 70 6.36 0 2.8 17.5
88 SMU 4 6 38 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
88 Georgia State 4 3 19 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
88 Rutgers 4 3 19 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
91 Ball State 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
91 Old Dominion 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
91 Charlotte 5 5 31 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
94 Oregon 4 6 37 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
95 UCLA 5 8 48 6.00 0 1.6 9.6
96 Nevada 5 5 29 5.80 0 1.0 5.8
97 Kentucky 4 10 57 5.70 0 2.5 14.3
98 Florida State 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
98 Vanderbilt 5 6 34 5.67 0 1.2 6.8
98 Kansas 4 3 17 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
101 North Texas 5 7 39 5.57 0 1.4 7.8
102 Arizona State 4 7 37 5.29 0 1.8 9.3
103 Syracuse 4 10 51 5.10 0 2.5 12.8
104 East Carolina 4 8 40 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
105 Western Kentucky 4 6 29 4.83 0 1.5 7.3
106 New Mexico 5 8 35 4.38 0 1.6 7.0
107 Eastern Michigan 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
108 Minnesota 4 4 17 4.25 0 1.0 4.3
109 Iowa State 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
110 Indiana 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
111 Washington State 4 4 14 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
111 Northern Illinois 4 2 7 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
113 Texas A&M 4 8 27 3.38 0 2.0 6.8
114 Northwestern 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
115 UTSA 5 5 16 3.20 0 1.0 3.2
116 Louisville 4 10 30 3.00 0 2.5 7.5
116 Navy 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
118 Coastal Carolina 4 4 11 2.75 0 1.0 2.8
119 Marshall 4 8 18 2.25 0 2.0 4.5
120 Stanford 3 8 15 1.88 0 2.7 5.0
121 Virginia Tech 4 8 12 1.50 0 2.0 3.0
122 Colorado State 4 7 10 1.43 0 1.8 2.5
123 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
124 Wisconsin 4 5 3 0.60 0 1.3 0.8
125 Ohio 4 4 2 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
125 Florida 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
127 USC 4 3 1 0.33 0 0.8 0.3
128 Virginia 4 5 -1 -0.20 0 1.3 -0.3
129 Nebraska 4 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
130 Miami (Florida) 4 5 -15 -3.00 0 1.3 -3.8