2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 51.0 |
| 2 | Jamaal Pritchett | USA | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 129 | 32.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 43.0 |
| 3 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| 4 | Brylan Green | Liberty | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 133 | 26.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 44.3 |
| 6 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.0 |
| 7 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 3 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 1 | 2.7 | 56.7 |
| 8 | Squirrel White | Tennessee | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| 9 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.7 |
| 10 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| 11 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 36.7 |
| 12 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 1 | 2.7 | 46.7 |
| 13 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 14 | Tru Edwards | La Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 15 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 16 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 17 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 1 | 2.7 | 42.0 |
| 18 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 19 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 20 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 49.5 |
| 21 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 22 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.5 |
| 23 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.7 |
| 26 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 27 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Montorie Foster Jr. | Mich St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Mac Resetich | Illinois | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 31 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 42.5 |
| 32 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 32 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 32 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 35 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | SO | DB | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 35 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 37 | Melquan Stovall | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 38 | Elijah Metcalf | Marshall | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 33.0 |
| 39 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 24.3 |
| 40 | Matthew Coleman | SJSU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 40 | Tray Taylor | Coast Car | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 42 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 35.5 |
| 43 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 44 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.0 |
| 45 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 21.7 |
| 46 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.7 |
| 46 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.0 |
| 46 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 49 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 29.0 |
| 50 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 3 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.3 |
| 51 | Jayden McGowan | BC | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 52 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 53 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 54 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 55 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 56 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| 56 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 56 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 59 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 60 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| 61 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 62 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 63 | Sterling Galban | U Mass | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 64 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 64 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 66 | Denzel Boston | Washington | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 67 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 67 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 69 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 70 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 71 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 72 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 73 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 74 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 75 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 76 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 77 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
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.