2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 12/21/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 161 | 13.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Ethan Davies | Virginia | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Jacob De Jesus | UNLV | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Sean Atkins | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.2 |
| 5 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Yamir Knight | James Mad | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Isaiah Farris | BC | SO | DB | 4 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Max Hurleman | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 4 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 5 | TJ Sheffield | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 5 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Miss St | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Kam Shanks | UAB | FR | WR | 5 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 12 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | FR | DB | 5 | 10 | 143 | 14.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.6 |
| 12 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Louisville | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 12 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Dean Patterson | FIU | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Winston Wright Jr. | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Myles Price | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.5 |
| 18 | Roderick Daniels Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 18 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
| 18 | Jaylin Lane | Va Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 24 | Trey Goodman | UTEP | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.8 |
| 24 | Coleman Owen | Ohio | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 24 | JP Richardson | TCU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 24 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 24 | Ryan Williams | Alabama | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 24 | Jalen Moss | Fresno St | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 24 | Isiah Paige | ODU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 24 | Justin Pegues | BGSU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Oran Singleton | EMU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 33 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | SO | CB | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 34 | Koby Drake | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 34 | Preston Fox | WVU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 34 | Tiger Bachmeier | Stanford | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 34 | Chris Carpenter | UTSA | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 34 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 34 | Kyler Pearson | Okla St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 34 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 34 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 34 | Kobe Johnson | CSU | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 34 | Zachariah Branch | USC | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 34 | Dorian Singer | Utah | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 34 | Tru Edwards | La Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 34 | Lawayne McCoy | FSU | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 34 | Samario Rudolph | J'ville St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 34 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Isaiah Sategna | Arkansas | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 34 | Jabre Barber | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 34 | Jordin Parker | W Mich | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 34 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | FR | DB | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 34 | Dontae Fleming | Tulane | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| 54 | Chimere Dike | Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 55 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.8 |
| 55 | Solo Lewis | La Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 55 | Courtney Jackson | Ark St | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 55 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 55 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.4 |
| 55 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 55 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 55 | Jacob Bernard | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 55 | Brylan Green | Liberty | JR | S | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 55 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 55 | Ja'Marley Riddle | ECU | FR | DB | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 55 | Silas Bolden | Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 55 | Kellen Stewart | MTSU | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 55 | Ray Ray Joseph | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 55 | Mikey Matthews | California | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 55 | Kevin Davis | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 55 | Andrew Sowinski | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 55 | K.D. Hutchinson | Western Ky | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 55 | Chuck Montgomery | Marshall | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 55 | Micah Davis | Miss | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 75 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 200 | 66.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 50.0 |
| 75 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 5 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 75 | Taylor Morin | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 75 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 75 | Jordan Brown | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 75 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 75 | TJ Pride | NMSU | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 75 | Christian Dremel | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 75 | Malaki Starks | Georgia | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 75 | Luke Grimm | Kansas | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 75 | Mekhi Shaw | SDSU | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 75 | Trebor Pena | Syracuse | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 75 | Dane Pardridge | N Illinois | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 75 | KC Concepcion | NC State | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 75 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 75 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 75 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 75 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 75 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 75 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 75 | Jamoi Mayes | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 75 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 75 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 75 | Devonte Ross | Troy | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 75 | Latrell Caples | Boise St | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 75 | Omari Hayes | FAU | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.