2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 3 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 5 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 14 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 48.5 |
| 14 | Cooper Jones | Boise St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 14 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 17 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 17 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 54.5 |
| 21 | Jalen Coit | NC State | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 21 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 21 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 21 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 21 | Matthew Coleman | SJSU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 21 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 21 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 21 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Ethan Davies | Virginia | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 21 | Cole Adams | Alabama | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Ahmari Huggins-Bruce | Louisville | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 21 | Dontae Fleming | Tulane | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Isaiah Bryant | Navy | SO | SB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 21 | Dante Wright | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Brock Spalding | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 21 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 21 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Jordin Parker | W Mich | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 21 | Ja'Marley Riddle | ECU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -8.0 |
| 58 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 59 | Luther Burden III | Missouri | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 59 | Trent Whittemore | UCF | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 59 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 59 | Lawayne McCoy | FSU | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 64 | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | Va Tech | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 64 | Trey Johnson | BGSU | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 64 | Ali Jennings | Va Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 64 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 64 | Tory Horton | CSU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 64 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 64 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 64 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 64 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 64 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 64 | Lavon Brown | CSU | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 64 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 64 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 64 | Zachariah Branch | USC | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Josh Dallas | Ga South | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Maurice Brown II | S Carolina | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 80 | Barion Brown | Kentucky | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 80 | Montorie Foster Jr. | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 80 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Louisville | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 80 | Zakari Tillman | Miss St | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 80 | Brashard Smith | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 80 | Ryan Williams | Alabama | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.