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 |
| 1 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Elijah Metcalf | Marshall | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Brock Spalding | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 2.5 | -4.5 |
| 11 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Latrell Caples | Boise St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 11 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 11 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Oran Singleton | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 11 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 21 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 21 | Trevor Wilson | Kansas | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Dean Patterson | FIU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Dante Wright | Temple | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 26 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 26 | Sterling Galban | U Mass | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Cooper Jones | Boise St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 29 | Ali Jennings | Va Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Robert Freeman IV | Utah State | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 29 | Maurice Brown II | S Carolina | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 29 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 29 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 29 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 29 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Quentin Redding | Minnesota | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Dontae Fleming | Tulane | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Tailique Williams | Georgia St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Cameron Martinez | BC | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Brashard Smith | SMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 51 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | JR | MB | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 51 | Isiah Paige | ODU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 51 | Javen Jacobs | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| 54 | Tory Horton | CSU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 54 | Brandon Engel | Air Force | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 54 | Jamaal Pritchett | USA | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 54 | Lavon Brown | CSU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 54 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 54 | DaShon Bussell | W Mich | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 54 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 54 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 54 | Jordin Parker | W Mich | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| 54 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| 66 | Devonte Ross | Troy | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 77 | 77.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 25.7 |
| 66 | Luke Floriea | Kent State | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 66 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 66 | Malik Benson | FSU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 66 | Samario Rudolph | J'ville St | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.