2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State University | 1 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 75.0 |
| 2 | U.S. Naval Academy | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 38.0 |
| 3 | University of Alabama | 1 | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 96.0 |
| 4 | U.S. Military Academy | 2 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Iowa State University | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 6 | Oregon State University | 1 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 106.0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic University | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 8 | University of Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 9 | University of Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 10 | University of Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 11 | North Carolina State University | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana State University | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan University | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 14 | Tulane University | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina University | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois University | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 17 | University of Memphis | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 18 | Texas State University | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 19 | The University of Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 20 | Texas Christian University | 1 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 68.0 |
| 20 | Florida International University | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 22 | University of Central Florida | 1 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 94.0 |
| 22 | James Madison University | 1 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 94.0 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt University | 1 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 78.0 |
| 25 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 26 | Clemson University | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 26 | Miami University | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Mississippi State University | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 29 | Washington State University | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Georgia Southern University | 1 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| 31 | Kent State University | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 31 | Rice University | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 33 | Temple University | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 34 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 53.0 |
| 35 | University of Miami | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 36 | Syracuse University | 1 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 72.0 |
| 37 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 38 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 39 | University of Georgia | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 40 | The University of Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 41 | West Virginia University | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 42 | University of Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 36.0 |
| 42 | University of Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 42 | Central Michigan University | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 42 | Middle Tennessee State University | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 42 | University of Missouri | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 42 | University of Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 42 | University of North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 49 | University of Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| 49 | San Diego State University | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 49 | University of Toledo | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 52 | Jacksonville State University | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 53 | Old Dominion University | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 54 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 55 | University of Oregon | 1 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 34.0 |
| 56 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University | 1 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 30.0 |
| 57 | University of Akron | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 57 | Southern Methodist University | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 57 | California State University, Fresno | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 57 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Florida State University | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 63 | Texas A&M University | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Utah State University | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 65 | University of California, Los Angeles | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 66 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 66 | Colorado State University | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 66 | Baylor University | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 66 | University of North Texas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 66 | Sam Houston State University | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 71 | Rutgers University | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 71 | University of South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech University | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| 74 | Troy University | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 75 | Bowling Green State University | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 75 | University of Virginia | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 77 | University of Utah | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 78 | New Mexico State University | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 79 | University of South Florida | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 79 | Duke University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 81 | The Ohio State University | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 82 | University of Louisville | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 82 | Northwestern University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 84 | University of Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 85 | Boise State University | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Arizona State University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Arkansas State University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Brigham Young University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | University at Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | University of Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | University of New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Ohio University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 96 | U.S. Air Force Academy | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 97 | Marshall University | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 98 | Auburn University | 1 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | -8.0 |
| 99 | Indiana University | 1 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -17.0 |