2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 4 2 81 40.50 1 0.5 20.3
2 Navy 4 2 51 25.50 0 0.5 12.8
3 Appalachian State 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
4 Arkansas 5 7 157 22.43 1 1.4 31.4
5 Florida Atlantic 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
6 Oregon State 5 6 121 20.17 1 1.2 24.2
7 UAB 5 1 19 19.00 0 0.2 3.8
8 USC 5 10 178 17.80 1 2.0 35.6
9 Army 4 3 51 17.00 0 0.8 12.8
10 Tulane 5 7 118 16.86 1 1.4 23.6
11 San Jose State 5 5 84 16.80 1 1.0 16.8
12 Tennessee 5 9 151 16.78 0 1.8 30.2
13 Texas Tech 5 3 48 16.00 1 0.6 9.6
14 Georgia 5 11 173 15.73 1 2.2 34.6
15 Texas A&M 5 15 235 15.67 1 3.0 47.0
16 Virginia Tech 5 10 151 15.10 0 2.0 30.2
17 Mississippi 5 5 75 15.00 1 1.0 15.0
18 Eastern Michigan 5 5 74 14.80 0 1.0 14.8
19 Tulsa 5 3 44 14.67 0 0.6 8.8
20 Texas 5 9 131 14.56 0 1.8 26.2
21 Rice 5 5 72 14.40 0 1.0 14.4
22 Washington 5 7 100 14.29 1 1.4 20.0
23 North Carolina State 5 8 114 14.25 0 1.6 22.8
24 Charlotte 5 10 140 14.00 1 2.0 28.0
25 Duke 5 8 109 13.63 0 1.6 21.8
26 Oklahoma 5 10 134 13.40 1 2.0 26.8
27 UCF 5 9 119 13.22 0 1.8 23.8
28 James Madison 5 10 130 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
29 Boston College 5 5 64 12.80 0 1.0 12.8
30 Clemson 5 9 111 12.33 0 1.8 22.2
31 Coastal Carolina 5 5 61 12.20 0 1.0 12.2
32 Iowa 5 14 170 12.14 1 2.8 34.0
33 Florida International 5 8 96 12.00 0 1.6 19.2
33 Georgia Tech 5 7 84 12.00 0 1.4 16.8
35 Kentucky 5 6 71 11.83 0 1.2 14.2
36 Memphis 5 8 94 11.75 0 1.6 18.8
37 Mississippi State 5 6 70 11.67 1 1.2 14.0
38 Illinois 5 5 57 11.40 0 1.0 11.4
39 Hawai'i 6 8 89 11.13 0 1.3 14.8
40 West Virginia 5 12 133 11.08 0 2.4 26.6
41 Vanderbilt 6 9 99 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
42 Utah State 5 11 119 10.82 0 2.2 23.8
43 Washington State 4 4 43 10.75 0 1.0 10.8
44 LSU 5 3 32 10.67 0 0.6 6.4
45 San Diego State 6 9 94 10.44 0 1.5 15.7
46 South Carolina 5 3 31 10.33 0 0.6 6.2
47 Miami (Ohio) 5 8 81 10.13 0 1.6 16.2
48 Missouri 5 5 50 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
49 Michigan 5 11 109 9.91 0 2.2 21.8
50 TCU 5 7 69 9.86 1 1.4 13.8
51 UNLV 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
52 Kansas State 4 7 68 9.71 0 1.8 17.0
53 East Carolina 5 4 37 9.25 0 0.8 7.4
53 Northern Illinois 5 4 37 9.25 0 0.8 7.4
55 Auburn 5 9 83 9.22 0 1.8 16.6
56 Arkansas State 5 5 46 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
56 Kent State 5 5 46 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
58 Wake Forest 4 8 73 9.13 0 2.0 18.3
59 Georgia Southern 5 11 99 9.00 0 2.2 19.8
59 Maryland 5 4 36 9.00 0 0.8 7.2
61 Louisiana Tech 6 15 131 8.73 1 2.5 21.8
62 Wisconsin 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
63 Purdue 5 9 77 8.56 0 1.8 15.4
64 Iowa State 5 9 75 8.33 0 1.8 15.0
65 Oregon 5 13 108 8.31 0 2.6 21.6
66 Michigan State 5 10 82 8.20 0 2.0 16.4
66 Southern Mississippi 5 5 41 8.20 0 1.0 8.2
68 Temple 5 6 49 8.17 0 1.2 9.8
69 Houston 5 8 65 8.13 0 1.6 13.0
70 UTSA 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
71 Arizona State 5 5 39 7.80 0 1.0 7.8
72 Florida 5 9 69 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
72 Minnesota 5 3 23 7.67 0 0.6 4.6
74 Liberty 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
75 Middle Tennessee 5 3 22 7.33 0 0.6 4.4
76 South Alabama 5 8 58 7.25 0 1.6 11.6
76 Baylor 5 4 29 7.25 0 0.8 5.8
76 UTEP 6 4 29 7.25 0 0.7 4.8
79 Syracuse 5 17 123 7.24 0 3.4 24.6
80 Ohio State 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
81 Colorado State 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
81 Stanford 5 2 14 7.00 0 0.4 2.8
83 Old Dominion 5 7 46 6.57 0 1.4 9.2
84 Akron 5 9 59 6.56 0 1.8 11.8
85 Notre Dame 6 8 51 6.38 0 1.3 8.5
86 Central Michigan 5 4 25 6.25 0 0.8 5.0
87 Alabama 5 9 56 6.22 0 1.8 11.2
88 Northwestern 5 2 12 6.00 0 0.4 2.4
89 Texas State 5 8 44 5.50 0 1.6 8.8
89 Kansas 5 2 11 5.50 0 0.4 2.2
91 Western Michigan 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
92 UCLA 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
92 New Mexico State 5 8 42 5.25 0 1.6 8.4
94 SMU 5 8 41 5.13 0 1.6 8.2
95 Jacksonville State 5 9 46 5.11 0 1.8 9.2
96 Massachusetts 6 6 30 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
97 Louisville 5 13 63 4.85 0 2.6 12.6
98 North Texas 4 5 24 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
99 Toledo 5 6 26 4.33 0 1.2 5.2
99 Oklahoma State 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
101 Bowling Green 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
102 Connecticut 5 6 25 4.17 0 1.2 5.0
103 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 8 33 4.13 0 1.6 6.6
104 Penn State 5 11 45 4.09 0 2.2 9.0
105 South Florida 5 13 51 3.92 0 2.6 10.2
106 Miami (Florida) 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
107 Fresno State 5 6 23 3.83 0 1.2 4.6
108 Nebraska 5 5 19 3.80 0 1.0 3.8
109 Utah 5 14 53 3.79 0 2.8 10.6
110 Colorado 5 4 15 3.75 0 0.8 3.0
111 Florida State 4 7 26 3.71 0 1.8 6.5
111 Indiana 5 7 26 3.71 0 1.4 5.2
113 Cincinnati 5 12 43 3.58 0 2.4 8.6
114 BYU 5 9 32 3.56 0 1.8 6.4
115 Georgia State 5 4 14 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
116 Sam Houston State 4 9 31 3.44 0 2.3 7.8
117 Pittsburgh 5 12 35 2.92 0 2.4 7.0
118 Troy 5 5 14 2.80 0 1.0 2.8
119 Rutgers 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
120 Ohio 5 8 20 2.50 0 1.6 4.0
121 Wyoming 5 8 19 2.38 0 1.6 3.8
122 Arizona 5 4 9 2.25 0 0.8 1.8
123 Virginia 5 5 11 2.20 0 1.0 2.2
124 New Mexico 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
125 Boise State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
126 Buffalo 5 6 7 1.17 0 1.2 1.4
127 Western Kentucky 5 5 5 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
128 Marshall 4 4 2 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
129 Nevada 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
130 Air Force 5 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.4 -0.2
131 California 5 3 -2 -0.67 0 0.6 -0.4
132 Ball State 5 2 -12 -6.00 0 0.4 -2.4