2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 329 | 20.56 | 2 | 1.3 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 277 | 18.47 | 2 | 1.2 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 16 | 236 | 14.75 | 2 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 4 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | SO | WR | 13 | 4 | 202 | 50.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Jordan Ross | Tennessee | FR | DL | 11 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Montana Warren | Ariz St | FR | DB | 14 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Drew Wagner | N'western | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Tory Horton | CSU | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 1 | 0.7 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Ricky White III | UNLV | SR | WR | 13 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | JR | MB | 9 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.2 |
| 4 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 238 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Devonte Ross | Troy | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 4 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 16 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 4 | Jamaal Pritchett | USA | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Kobe Johnson | CSU | SR | RB | 13 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 13 | 18 | 265 | 14.72 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.4 |
| 4 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | SO | RB | 12 | 10 | 140 | 14.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 12 | 16 | 217 | 13.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.1 |
| 4 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 12 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| 4 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 231 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 13 | 12 | 153 | 12.75 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 26 | 328 | 12.62 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.2 |
| 4 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 11 | 13 | 159 | 12.23 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 170 | 12.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 4 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 13 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 155 | 11.92 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.9 |
| 4 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 13 | 23 | 252 | 10.96 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.4 |
| 4 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 16 | 30 | 315 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.7 |
| 4 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | FR | WR | 12 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Omari Kelly | MTSU | JR | WR | 11 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 24 | 245 | 10.21 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 4 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 14 | 23 | 231 | 10.04 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.5 |
| 4 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 109 | 9.91 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.9 |
| 4 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 178 | 9.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Coleman Owen | Ohio | SR | WR | 14 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 12 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.0 |