2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 12/20/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 238 | 29.75 | 2 | 2.7 | 79.3 |
| 2 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 42.0 |
| 3 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 183 | 22.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.8 |
| 3 | Jamaal Pritchett | USA | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 183 | 22.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 6 | 10 | 228 | 22.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Trey Goodman | UTEP | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 8 | Solo Lewis | La Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.4 |
| 9 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 42.5 |
| 10 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 59.0 |
| 11 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 199 | 16.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 28.4 |
| 12 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 281 | 15.61 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.2 |
| 13 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 186 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
| 14 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 119 | 14.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 39.7 |
| 15 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 16 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 37.3 |
| 17 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
| 18 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.9 |
| 19 | Tru Edwards | La Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| 21 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 20 | 255 | 12.75 | 1 | 2.5 | 31.9 |
| 22 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 202 | 12.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 23 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 22 | 277 | 12.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.2 |
| 24 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 6 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 31.0 |
| 25 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 26 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 155 | 11.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.1 |
| 28 | Omari Kelly | MTSU | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.7 |
| 29 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 29.5 |
| 30 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 31 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 186 | 10.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.9 |
| 32 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
| 33 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 34 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 10 | 15 | 154 | 10.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| 35 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 4 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 36 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 10 | 21 | 204 | 9.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 37 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 38 | Yamir Knight | James Mad | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
| 39 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 199 | 9.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.1 |
| 40 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| 41 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 6 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
| 42 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.7 |
| 43 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| 44 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 45 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 9 | 19 | 168 | 8.84 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.7 |
| 46 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 122 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 47 | Denzel Boston | Washington | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 48 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 49 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 8 | 24 | 203 | 8.46 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.4 |
| 50 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 51 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 114 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 52 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 53 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| 54 | Coleman Owen | Ohio | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 55 | Isiah Paige | ODU | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 56 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 57 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 58 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| 59 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 60 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | FR | DB | 7 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 61 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 62 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| 63 | Mycah Pittman | Utah | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 64 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 12 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
| 65 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 66 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | Nebraska | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 67 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 68 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 69 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 70 | Samario Rudolph | J'ville St | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 71 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 72 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 73 | Cooper Jones | Boise St | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 74 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 75 | K.D. Hutchinson | Western Ky | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 76 | Tiaquelin Ti Mims | USM | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
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.