2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 322 | 21.47 | 2 | 1.5 | 32.2 |
2 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 8 | 15 | 256 | 17.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 32.0 |
3 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 294 | 14.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.4 |
4 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 10 | 21 | 268 | 12.76 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.8 |
5 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 10 | 24 | 259 | 10.79 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.9 |
6 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 22 | 277 | 12.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.2 |
7 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 20 | 222 | 11.10 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.7 |
8 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 277 | 18.47 | 2 | 1.3 | 23.1 |
9 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | JR | MB | 9 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.2 |
9 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 1 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
9 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.2 |
12 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 10 | 22 | 212 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.2 |
13 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 231 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.0 |
13 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 12 | 23 | 252 | 10.96 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.0 |
15 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 1 | 1.1 | 20.4 |
15 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 10 | 21 | 204 | 9.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
17 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 11 | 16 | 217 | 13.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.7 |
18 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 13 | 19 | 255 | 13.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.6 |
19 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 12 | 32 | 229 | 7.16 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.1 |
20 | Solo Lewis | La Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 218 | 16.77 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.2 |
21 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | SO | WR | 12 | 15 | 217 | 14.47 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.1 |
21 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 199 | 9.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.1 |
23 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
24 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | FR | DB | 10 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.2 |
25 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | FR | DB | 11 | 20 | 188 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.1 |
26 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 186 | 10.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.9 |
27 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | SO | WR | 12 | 4 | 202 | 50.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
28 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 199 | 15.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.6 |
29 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 19 | 178 | 9.37 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.2 |
30 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 10 | 19 | 158 | 8.32 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.8 |
31 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
32 | Jamaal Pritchett | USA | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
33 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
34 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 7 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
35 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 1 | 1.9 | 14.6 |
36 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | SO | RB | 8 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
37 | Devonte Ross | Troy | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.9 |
38 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 173 | 12.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.3 |
38 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 133 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
38 | Yamir Knight | James Mad | SO | WR | 13 | 21 | 173 | 8.24 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
41 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 10 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
42 | Kobe Johnson | CSU | SR | RB | 11 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
43 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 10 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.2 |
43 | Brylan Green | Liberty | JR | S | 10 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.2 |
45 | Ryan Williams | Alabama | FR | WR | 9 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
45 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
45 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
48 | Christian Dremel | Rutgers | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 142 | 20.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
48 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 13 | 12 | 153 | 12.75 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
48 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
51 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
51 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
53 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | SO | DB | 6 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
54 | Squirrel White | Tennessee | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.2 |
55 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
56 | Trey Goodman | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
56 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
56 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
59 | Coleman Owen | Ohio | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
60 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 8 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
61 | Isiah Paige | ODU | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
62 | Omari Kelly | MTSU | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.2 |
63 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
64 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
64 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
66 | Melquan Stovall | Ariz St | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
66 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
68 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
69 | Jayven Williams | KSU | SO | DB | 10 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
70 | Denzel Boston | Washington | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
71 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 11 | 16 | 85 | 5.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
71 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
73 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
74 | Tru Edwards | La Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
74 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 12 | 20 | 88 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
76 | Jimmy Horn Jr. | Colorado | SR | WR | 10 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
77 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
77 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
79 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
79 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
79 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 14 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
79 | Dean Patterson | FIU | JR | WR | 11 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
83 | Josh Dallas | Ga South | SO | WR | 11 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
83 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | SR | DB | 8 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
83 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.6 |
86 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 10 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
86 | Cade McDonald | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
88 | Mycah Pittman | Utah | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
88 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
90 | Zachariah Branch | USC | SO | WR | 10 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
91 | Tray Taylor | Coast Car | JR | WR | 13 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
91 | Logan Loya | UCLA | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
93 | Jordan Ross | Tennessee | FR | DL | 8 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
94 | Tyler Morris | Michigan | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
95 | Jermod McCoy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 10 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
95 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
95 | Samario Rudolph | J'ville St | SR | WR | 14 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
98 | Jaylen Mbakwe | Alabama | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
99 | Davon Wells | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
100 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | FR | WR | 9 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.