2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 | 
| 2 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 | 
| 3 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 28.8 | 
| 4 | Auburn | 4 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.8 | 
| 5 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.5 | 
| 6 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 
| 6 | Colorado | 4 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 | 
| 8 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 
| 8 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 
| 10 | Rice | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.3 | 
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.5 | 
| 14 | Penn State | 4 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.3 | 
| 14 | Navy | 4 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.3 | 
| 16 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 | 
| 17 | South Alabama | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 | 
| 18 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 
| 19 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 
| 19 | Utah State | 4 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 
| 21 | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 | 
| 22 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 
| 23 | Old Dominion | 4 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 
| 23 | South Carolina | 4 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 16.8 | 
| 25 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 
| 25 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 
| 25 | Clemson | 4 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 | 
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 
| 29 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 20.3 | 
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 | 
| 31 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.0 | 
| 32 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 
| 33 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.3 | 
| 34 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 | 
| 36 | Army | 3 | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 2 | 0.3 | 17.7 | 
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 
| 38 | Massachusetts | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 
| 38 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 
| 40 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 
| 42 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 
| 42 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 
| 44 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 
| 44 | BYU | 4 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 
| 46 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.0 | 
| 47 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 
| 48 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 
| 48 | Southern Miss | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 
| 50 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 
| 50 | Toledo | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 
| 52 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 
| 53 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 
| 54 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 
| 54 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 
| 56 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 
| 57 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 
| 59 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 
| 59 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 
| 59 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 
| 62 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 
| 62 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 
| 64 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 
| 64 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 
| 66 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 
| 66 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 
| 66 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 
| 69 | USF | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 
| 69 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 
| 69 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 
| 73 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 
| 73 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 
| 73 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 
| 73 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 
| 73 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 
| 78 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 
| 79 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 
| 80 | Georgia | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 
| 81 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 
| 81 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 
| 84 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 
| 84 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 
| 84 | Charlotte | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 
| 87 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 
| 87 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 
| 87 | Louisiana | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 
| 87 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 
| 91 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 
| 92 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 
| 92 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 
| 92 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 
| 95 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 
| 96 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 
| 96 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 
| 98 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 
| 98 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 
| 98 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 
| 98 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 
| 98 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 
| 103 | Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 
| 103 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 
| 103 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 
| 103 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 
| 107 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 
| 107 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 
| 107 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 
| 110 | NC State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 
| 111 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 
| 111 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 
| 113 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 
| 113 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 
| 115 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 
| 116 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 
| 117 | Houston | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 
| 117 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 
| 119 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 
| 120 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 
| 121 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 
| 123 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 
| 124 | California | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 
| 125 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 
| 126 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 
| 127 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.7 | 
| 128 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 
| 129 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.3 | 
| 130 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | -19 | -2.71 | 0 | 1.8 | -4.8 |