2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/30/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 2 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 3 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 5 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.0 |
| 6 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 7 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 6 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.5 |
| 8 | Ricky White III | UNLV | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 10 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 12 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | SR | S | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 15 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 15 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 17 | Cooper Jones | Boise St | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 17 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 19 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 20 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 21 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 22 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Dorian Singer | Utah | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 24 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 25 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 26 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 27 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 27 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 29 | Christian Dremel | Rutgers | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 30 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 31 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 31 | Ethan Davies | Virginia | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 33 | Tory Horton | CSU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 33 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 35 | Latrell Caples | Boise St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 35 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 37 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 38 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 39 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Jordan Brown | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | Nebraska | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 46 | Zachariah Branch | USC | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 47 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 48 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 48 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 50 | Luke Grimm | Kansas | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 50 | Ahmari Huggins-Bruce | Louisville | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 52 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 53 | Jamoi Mayes | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 53 | Trevor Wilson | Kansas | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 53 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 56 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 56 | Cole Adams | Alabama | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 58 | Trent Whittemore | UCF | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 59 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 60 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 61 | Tai Felton | Maryland | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 61 | Montorie Foster Jr. | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 63 | Ryan Williams | Alabama | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 64 | Devon Jordan | Oklahoma | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 64 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 64 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 64 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 68 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 69 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 69 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 71 | Lavon Brown | CSU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 72 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 72 | Lawayne McCoy | FSU | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 72 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 72 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 76 | Andrew Sowinski | Purdue | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 77 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 77 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 79 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Louisville | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 80 | Jabre Barber | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 80 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 80 | Rayuan Lane III | Navy | SR | FS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 83 | Tyler Morris | Michigan | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 84 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 84 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 86 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Dante Wright | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Brock Spalding | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Josh Dallas | Ga South | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Derik LeCaptain | Minnesota | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Melquan Stovall | Ariz St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Bryce Young | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Leon Neal Jr. | Wash St | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Jahdae Walker | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Cameron Martinez | BC | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Mansoor Delane | Va Tech | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.