2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 2 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 3 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Latrell Caples | Boise St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Dante Wright | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Elijah Metcalf | Marshall | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Trevor Wilson | Kansas | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 14 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 14 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 18 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Brock Spalding | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Sterling Galban | U Mass | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 21 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 21 | Dean Patterson | FIU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 23 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Oran Singleton | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 27 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 28 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 2.5 | -4.5 |
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.