2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 11/21/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaal Pritchett | USA | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 196 | 28.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 39.2 |
| 2 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.5 |
| 4 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.4 |
| 6 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.8 |
| 7 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 26.2 |
| 8 | Tylan Hines | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 10 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 11 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 179 | 16.27 | 1 | 2.2 | 35.8 |
| 12 | Squirrel White | Tennessee | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 14 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
| 15 | Parker Kingston | BYU | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.0 |
| 16 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 17 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 24.8 |
| 18 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.4 |
| 20 | Tez Johnson | Oregon | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.0 |
| 21 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 22 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| 22 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 24 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 25 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.3 |
| 26 | DT Sheffield | N Texas | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.8 |
| 27 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
| 28 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 29 | Braeden Wisloski | Maryland | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 30 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
| 31 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 32 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.5 |
| 33 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 19 | 181 | 9.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 36.2 |
| 34 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 34 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 34 | Dante Wright | Temple | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 37 | Matthew Coleman | SJSU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 38 | Elijah Metcalf | Marshall | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.5 |
| 38 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 40 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 5 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| 41 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 42 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| 43 | Anthony Evans III | Georgia | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 44 | Brock Spalding | ECU | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 45 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| 46 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 5 | 14 | 114 | 8.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.8 |
| 47 | Denzel Boston | Washington | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 48 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 49 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Keionte Scott | Auburn | SR | CB | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 51 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 51 | Cooper Jones | Boise St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 53 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 54 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 55 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 56 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 57 | Cole Adams | Alabama | FR | WR | 3 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 57 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 59 | Kole Wilson | Texas St | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| 60 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 61 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | Nebraska | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 62 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 63 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 64 | Mycah Pittman | Utah | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 65 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 66 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 67 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 68 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 69 | Josh Kelly | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 70 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 71 | Latrell Caples | Boise St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 72 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 73 | Qian Magwood | Ball State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 74 | LaJohntay Wester | Colorado | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 75 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 76 | Zachariah Branch | USC | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 77 | Brennan Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
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.