2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kansas 12 6 119 19.83 1 0.5 9.9
2 Texas Tech 12 12 234 19.50 1 1.0 19.5
3 Appalachian State 13 2 37 18.50 0 0.2 2.8
4 Florida Atlantic 11 14 256 18.29 1 1.3 23.3
5 USC 13 20 357 17.85 1 1.5 27.5
6 UNLV 13 18 309 17.17 0 1.4 23.8
7 Nevada 11 7 118 16.86 0 0.6 10.7
8 Baylor 11 12 196 16.33 0 1.1 17.8
9 Texas 14 24 381 15.88 2 1.7 27.2
10 James Madison 12 12 172 14.33 1 1.0 14.3
11 Oregon State 12 9 128 14.22 0 0.8 10.7
12 Texas A&M 12 23 302 13.13 1 1.9 25.2
12 North Carolina 12 8 105 13.13 1 0.7 8.8
14 Colorado State 11 11 140 12.73 1 1.0 12.7
15 Tennessee 12 19 241 12.68 1 1.6 20.1
16 Miami (Ohio) 13 22 270 12.27 0 1.7 20.8
17 Penn State 12 25 306 12.24 2 2.1 25.5
18 UTEP 11 8 96 12.00 1 0.7 8.7
19 Notre Dame 12 12 141 11.75 1 1.0 11.8
19 Minnesota 13 8 94 11.75 0 0.6 7.2
21 Auburn 12 22 258 11.73 1 1.8 21.5
22 Mississippi State 11 14 163 11.64 0 1.3 14.8
23 Florida 11 13 151 11.62 0 1.2 13.7
24 San Jose State 12 7 81 11.57 1 0.6 6.8
25 Virginia Tech 13 25 289 11.56 0 1.9 22.2
26 Middle Tennessee 11 9 102 11.33 0 0.8 9.3
27 Florida State 13 26 292 11.23 0 2.0 22.5
28 Arizona State 11 9 100 11.11 0 0.8 9.1
29 Illinois 12 12 133 11.08 0 1.0 11.1
30 Georgia 13 22 241 10.95 1 1.7 18.5
31 Arkansas State 12 15 161 10.73 1 1.3 13.4
32 Southern Mississippi 11 13 139 10.69 1 1.2 12.6
33 South Alabama 12 24 252 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
34 West Virginia 12 18 188 10.44 1 1.5 15.7
34 Oregon 13 16 167 10.44 0 1.2 12.8
36 Army 10 5 52 10.40 1 0.5 5.2
37 Colorado 12 17 176 10.35 0 1.4 14.7
38 Michigan 15 29 298 10.28 0 1.9 19.9
39 Rice 12 16 164 10.25 1 1.3 13.7
40 Iowa 14 30 304 10.13 1 2.1 21.7
41 SMU 13 25 253 10.12 1 1.9 19.5
42 Charlotte 11 20 202 10.10 1 1.8 18.4
43 UAB 11 6 60 10.00 0 0.5 5.5
44 Arkansas 11 13 129 9.92 1 1.2 11.7
45 Duke 12 15 147 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
45 Boston College 12 10 98 9.80 0 0.8 8.2
47 Syracuse 12 19 186 9.79 0 1.6 15.5
48 Washington 15 19 184 9.68 1 1.3 12.3
49 Louisiana-Monroe 11 8 75 9.38 0 0.7 6.8
50 Fresno State 12 19 178 9.37 0 1.6 14.8
51 TCU 11 9 84 9.33 0 0.8 7.6
52 Western Michigan 11 7 64 9.14 0 0.6 5.8
53 Eastern Michigan 12 11 100 9.09 0 0.9 8.3
54 Wake Forest 11 12 109 9.08 0 1.1 9.9
55 Utah State 12 27 243 9.00 0 2.3 20.3
56 Florida International 11 11 98 8.91 0 1.0 8.9
57 Louisiana Tech 11 26 231 8.88 2 2.4 21.0
58 San Diego State 11 19 168 8.84 0 1.7 15.3
59 Wisconsin 13 22 194 8.82 0 1.7 14.9
60 LSU 12 6 52 8.67 0 0.5 4.3
61 New Mexico State 14 15 127 8.47 0 1.1 9.1
62 Bowling Green 12 14 118 8.43 1 1.2 9.8
63 Maryland 12 12 101 8.42 0 1.0 8.4
64 South Carolina 11 11 89 8.09 1 1.0 8.1
65 Stanford 11 6 48 8.00 0 0.5 4.4
65 Tulsa 11 4 32 8.00 0 0.4 2.9
67 Purdue 12 20 159 7.95 0 1.7 13.3
68 Tulane 13 11 85 7.73 0 0.8 6.5
69 Georgia Tech 12 8 61 7.63 0 0.7 5.1
70 Missouri 12 7 53 7.57 0 0.6 4.4
71 East Carolina 11 13 96 7.38 0 1.2 8.7
72 North Carolina State 12 14 103 7.36 0 1.2 8.6
73 UTSA 13 17 125 7.35 1 1.3 9.6
74 Clemson 12 21 153 7.29 0 1.8 12.8
74 UCLA 12 14 102 7.29 0 1.2 8.5
76 Navy 11 19 138 7.26 0 1.7 12.5
77 Washington State 11 8 58 7.25 0 0.7 5.3
78 Northwestern 12 10 69 6.90 0 0.8 5.8
79 Old Dominion 12 14 94 6.71 0 1.2 7.8
80 Vanderbilt 11 10 67 6.70 0 0.9 6.1
80 Northern Illinois 12 10 67 6.70 1 0.8 5.6
82 Houston 12 15 100 6.67 0 1.3 8.3
83 Kent State 11 11 73 6.64 0 1.0 6.6
84 Liberty 14 13 86 6.62 0 0.9 6.1
85 Michigan State 11 12 79 6.58 0 1.1 7.2
86 Sam Houston State 11 19 124 6.53 0 1.7 11.3
87 Oklahoma 13 21 137 6.52 1 1.6 10.5
88 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 15 97 6.47 0 1.3 8.1
89 Georgia Southern 12 21 134 6.38 0 1.8 11.2
90 Arizona 12 13 78 6.00 1 1.1 6.5
91 Hawai'i 12 11 65 5.91 0 0.9 5.4
92 Miami (Florida) 12 10 58 5.80 0 0.8 4.8
93 Akron 11 14 81 5.79 0 1.3 7.4
94 UCF 12 11 62 5.64 0 0.9 5.2
95 South Florida 12 16 88 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
96 Wyoming 12 6 32 5.33 0 0.5 2.7
97 Troy 13 15 79 5.27 0 1.2 6.1
98 Memphis 12 12 63 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
99 Louisville 13 22 115 5.23 1 1.7 8.8
100 Toledo 13 17 88 5.18 0 1.3 6.8
101 Jacksonville State 12 14 71 5.07 1 1.2 5.9
102 Buffalo 11 10 50 5.00 0 0.9 4.5
103 Utah 12 21 102 4.86 0 1.8 8.5
104 Ohio State 12 15 72 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
104 Indiana 11 10 48 4.80 0 0.9 4.4
106 Iowa State 12 14 67 4.79 0 1.2 5.6
107 Pittsburgh 11 18 86 4.78 0 1.6 7.8
108 Texas State 12 10 47 4.70 0 0.8 3.9
109 Alabama 13 17 78 4.59 0 1.3 6.0
110 Kansas State 12 16 73 4.56 0 1.3 6.1
111 North Texas 11 10 45 4.50 0 0.9 4.1
111 Boise State 13 6 27 4.50 0 0.5 2.1
113 Mississippi 12 11 48 4.36 0 0.9 4.0
114 Kentucky 12 6 26 4.33 0 0.5 2.2
115 BYU 11 22 92 4.18 0 2.0 8.4
116 Temple 11 11 44 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
116 Air Force 12 6 24 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
118 Virginia 11 13 51 3.92 0 1.2 4.6
119 Massachusetts 11 7 27 3.86 0 0.6 2.5
120 Central Michigan 11 13 50 3.85 0 1.2 4.5
121 Oklahoma State 13 11 42 3.82 0 0.8 3.2
122 Western Kentucky 12 11 40 3.64 0 0.9 3.3
123 Connecticut 11 10 34 3.40 0 0.9 3.1
124 Nebraska 12 16 48 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
124 Marshall 12 7 21 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
126 Ohio 12 14 41 2.93 0 1.2 3.4
127 California 12 9 26 2.89 0 0.8 2.2
128 Georgia State 12 9 21 2.33 1 0.8 1.8
129 New Mexico 11 3 5 1.67 0 0.3 0.5
130 Cincinnati 11 11 18 1.64 0 1.0 1.6
131 Ball State 11 14 15 1.07 0 1.3 1.4
132 Coastal Carolina 12 11 10 0.91 0 0.9 0.8
133 Rutgers 12 4 3 0.75 2 0.3 0.3