2024 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 12 | 32 | 229 | 7.16 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.1 |
| 2 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 11 | 16 | 85 | 5.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 3 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| 4 | Sterling Galban | U Mass | SR | WR | 10 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 5 | John Neider | UConn | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | FR | S | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Preston Zinter | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.