2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 2 | 2.5 | 50.5 | 
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 13 | 202 | 15.54 | 1 | 2.6 | 40.4 | 
| 3 | USC | 4 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.8 | 
| 4 | Notre Dame | 13 | 15 | 168 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 
| 5 | Alabama | 5 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 31.2 | 
| 6 | Arkansas | 4 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 
| 7 | NC State | 5 | 10 | 151 | 15.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.2 | 
| 8 | Clemson | 5 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 29.6 | 
| 9 | Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 147 | 13.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 29.4 | 
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.6 | 
| 11 | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 34.5 | 
| 12 | James Madison | 5 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 
| 13 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 31.5 | 
| 13 | Syracuse | 5 | 16 | 126 | 7.88 | 0 | 3.2 | 25.2 | 
| 15 | Utah State | 5 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.4 | 
| 16 | Mississippi State | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 28.5 | 
| 17 | Army | 11 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 2 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 
| 18 | Auburn | 5 | 11 | 112 | 10.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.4 | 
| 19 | Texas A&M | 5 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 
| 20 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.8 | 
| 21 | Charlotte | 4 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.3 | 
| 21 | Oregon | 4 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.3 | 
| 23 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 | 
| 23 | Memphis | 5 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.6 | 
| 25 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.3 | 
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.8 | 
| 27 | FIU | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 
| 28 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 | 
| 29 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.3 | 
| 30 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 
| 31 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.0 | 
| 32 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 0.8 | 16.6 | 
| 32 | Massachusetts | 10 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 
| 34 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 
| 35 | Ole Miss | 5 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.2 | 
| 36 | Michigan | 5 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.4 | 
| 37 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 
| 37 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 
| 39 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 
| 40 | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.6 | 
| 41 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.7 | 
| 41 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 
| 43 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 | 
| 43 | UCLA | 4 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 | 
| 45 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.0 | 
| 46 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 | 
| 47 | Hawaii | 5 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 
| 48 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 
| 48 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.6 | 
| 50 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 
| 50 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 
| 52 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 
| 53 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 
| 53 | Southern Miss | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 14.8 | 
| 56 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 | 
| 56 | Liberty | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 
| 58 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 
| 59 | LSU | 5 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 
| 60 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 
| 61 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 
| 62 | Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 
| 63 | Utah | 4 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 
| 64 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 
| 64 | Old Dominion | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 
| 67 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 
| 67 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 
| 67 | Rice | 5 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 
| 70 | Texas State | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 
| 70 | USF | 5 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 
| 72 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 
| 74 | Connecticut | 11 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 
| 75 | Cincinnati | 3 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 
| 76 | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 
| 77 | New Mexico State | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 
| 77 | Louisville | 5 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 
| 79 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 
| 80 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 
| 81 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 
| 81 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 
| 81 | BYU | 3 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 11.0 | 
| 81 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 
| 85 | Louisiana | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 
| 86 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 
| 86 | Temple | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 
| 88 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 
| 89 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 
| 90 | SMU | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 
| 91 | Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 
| 91 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 
| 93 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 
| 95 | Appalachian State | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 
| 95 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 
| 95 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 
| 98 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 
| 98 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 
| 98 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 
| 98 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 
| 102 | Air Force | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 
| 103 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 
| 103 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 
| 105 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 
| 106 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 
| 107 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 
| 108 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 
| 109 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 
| 109 | UTSA | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 
| 112 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 
| 112 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 
| 114 | Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 
| 114 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 
| 116 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 
| 116 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 
| 116 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 
| 119 | Marshall | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 
| 121 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 
| 122 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 
| 122 | Boise State | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 
| 124 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 
| 124 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 
| 126 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 
| 127 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 
| 128 | California | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 
| 128 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 
| 128 | Nevada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 
| 128 | Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 
| 132 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 
| 133 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | -17 | -5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.7 |