2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | JR | MB | 6 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 232 | 15.47 | 1 | 1.7 | 25.8 |
| 3 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 245 | 15.31 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.2 |
| 4 | Solo Lewis | La Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 167 | 15.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.9 |
| 5 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 239 | 14.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
| 6 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 1 | 1.9 | 22.8 |
| 7 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 153 | 11.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| 8 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 175 | 10.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.4 |
| 9 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.1 |
| 10 | Jayven Williams | KSU | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 11 | Coleman Owen | Ohio | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.7 |
| 12 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 18 | 168 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 13 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | FR | DB | 9 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.7 |
| 14 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 15 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 16 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 17 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| 18 | Yamir Knight | James Mad | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 151 | 7.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.9 |
| 19 | Ethan Davies | Virginia | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| 20 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 8 | 16 | 111 | 6.94 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.9 |
| 21 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 8 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.3 |
| 22 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| 23 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Isiah Paige | ODU | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 25 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | SO | CB | 10 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 26 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 27 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 28 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 28 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 30 | Samario Rudolph | J'ville St | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
| 31 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 32 | Dean Patterson | FIU | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 33 | Oran Singleton | EMU | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| 33 | K.D. Hutchinson | Western Ky | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 35 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 36 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.