2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/14/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | FR | DB | 4 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 2 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 35.0 |
| 5 | Squirrel White | Tennessee | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 4 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 1 | 2.8 | 53.0 |
| 8 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 9 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 10 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 11 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 12 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.5 |
| 13 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 34.2 |
| 16 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 17 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.8 |
| 18 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 20 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.5 |
| 21 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 21 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 23 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.8 |
| 23 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 23 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 26 | Mac Resetich | Illinois | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 27 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 28 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 29 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 29 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 31 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 32 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.3 |
| 33 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 33 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 35 | Melquan Stovall | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 35 | Montorie Foster Jr. | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 37 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 38 | Elijah Metcalf | Marshall | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.5 |
| 39 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 23.7 |
| 40 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 41 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.7 |
| 41 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 43 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 44 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 11 | 29 | 222 | 7.66 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.2 |
| 45 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 46 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 47 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 48 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.0 |
| 49 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 50 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| 51 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 52 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 53 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 54 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 55 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 55 | Kaden Saunders | Penn State | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 57 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 58 | Cooper Jones | Boise St | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 59 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| 60 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 12 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 61 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 62 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 63 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 64 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.0 |
| 65 | Denzel Boston | Washington | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 66 | Jabre Barber | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 67 | Zachariah Branch | USC | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 67 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 69 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 70 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 71 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 72 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 73 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| 74 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 75 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 76 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
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.