2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/20/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Alabama 13 8 8 1.00 0 0.6 0.6
2 North Texas 13 6 8 1.33 0 0.5 0.6
3 UTSA 13 15 31 2.07 0 1.2 2.4
4 Colorado State 13 18 44 2.44 0 1.4 3.4
5 Miami (Ohio) 14 18 56 3.11 0 1.3 4.0
6 Kentucky 12 12 39 3.25 0 1.0 3.3
7 Northern Illinois 13 6 20 3.33 1 0.5 1.5
8 Houston 12 16 56 3.50 0 1.3 4.7
9 Auburn 12 8 30 3.75 0 0.7 2.5
10 Western Michigan 13 13 49 3.77 0 1.0 3.8
11 Jacksonville State 14 13 51 3.92 0 0.9 3.6
12 Old Dominion 12 18 71 3.94 0 1.5 5.9
13 South Carolina 13 18 72 4.00 0 1.4 5.5
14 Boston College 13 9 37 4.11 0 0.7 2.8
15 Notre Dame 16 20 83 4.15 0 1.3 5.2
16 Clemson 14 20 86 4.30 0 1.4 6.1
17 Army 14 10 44 4.40 0 0.7 3.1
18 South Florida 13 13 58 4.46 0 1.0 4.5
19 Duke 13 21 94 4.48 0 1.6 7.2
20 Georgia Southern 13 14 65 4.64 0 1.1 5.0
21 Pittsburgh 13 26 121 4.65 0 2.0 9.3
22 Wisconsin 12 19 89 4.68 0 1.6 7.4
23 Louisiana Tech 13 14 67 4.79 0 1.1 5.2
24 Utah State 12 13 63 4.85 0 1.1 5.3
25 Coastal Carolina 13 14 68 4.86 0 1.1 5.2
25 Oklahoma 13 22 107 4.86 0 1.7 8.2
27 Toledo 13 18 88 4.89 0 1.4 6.8
28 UNLV 14 15 74 4.93 0 1.1 5.3
29 Virginia 12 20 99 4.95 0 1.7 8.3
30 Texas State 13 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.4
31 Florida Atlantic 12 21 106 5.05 0 1.8 8.8
32 Georgia 14 11 57 5.18 0 0.8 4.1
33 Louisville 13 11 58 5.27 0 0.8 4.5
34 Southern Mississippi 12 25 132 5.28 0 2.1 11.0
35 Nevada 13 7 37 5.29 0 0.5 2.8
36 South Alabama 13 15 80 5.33 1 1.2 6.2
37 Louisiana-Monroe 12 11 59 5.36 0 0.9 4.9
38 San Diego State 12 21 115 5.48 0 1.8 9.6
39 Mississippi 13 11 61 5.55 0 0.8 4.7
40 Oregon State 12 16 90 5.63 0 1.3 7.5
41 Wyoming 12 18 102 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
42 Temple 12 10 57 5.70 0 0.8 4.8
43 Arkansas 13 9 52 5.78 0 0.7 4.0
44 Baylor 13 21 122 5.81 1 1.6 9.4
45 Florida State 12 28 164 5.86 0 2.3 13.7
46 Eastern Michigan 12 16 94 5.88 0 1.3 7.8
47 Memphis 13 9 54 6.00 0 0.7 4.2
48 Florida International 12 17 103 6.06 0 1.4 8.6
49 Central Michigan 12 19 116 6.11 0 1.6 9.7
50 UCLA 12 13 81 6.23 0 1.1 6.8
51 Wake Forest 12 10 63 6.30 0 0.8 5.3
52 Oklahoma State 12 10 64 6.40 0 0.8 5.3
53 Maryland 12 17 109 6.41 0 1.4 9.1
54 East Carolina 13 12 77 6.42 0 0.9 5.9
55 Ohio State 16 11 71 6.45 0 0.7 4.4
55 Virginia Tech 13 22 142 6.45 0 1.7 10.9
57 West Virginia 13 9 60 6.67 1 0.7 4.6
58 Tennessee 13 17 115 6.76 0 1.3 8.8
59 Middle Tennessee 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
60 Purdue 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
61 San Jose State 13 16 110 6.88 0 1.2 8.5
62 USC 13 13 90 6.92 0 1.0 6.9
63 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 4 28 7.00 0 0.3 2.0
63 Florida 13 17 119 7.00 0 1.3 9.2
65 Penn State 16 11 78 7.09 0 0.7 4.9
66 Texas 16 17 122 7.18 0 1.1 7.6
67 Massachusetts 12 21 153 7.29 0 1.8 12.8
68 Missouri 13 11 82 7.45 0 0.8 6.3
69 Cincinnati 12 15 114 7.60 0 1.3 9.5
69 UTEP 12 25 190 7.60 0 2.1 15.8
71 Western Kentucky 14 17 130 7.65 0 1.2 9.3
72 Buffalo 13 16 123 7.69 0 1.2 9.5
73 Ohio 14 19 147 7.74 0 1.4 10.5
73 North Carolina 13 19 147 7.74 1 1.5 11.3
75 James Madison 13 18 140 7.78 2 1.4 10.8
76 Troy 12 7 56 8.00 0 0.6 4.7
77 Minnesota 13 17 138 8.12 0 1.3 10.6
78 Sam Houston State 13 34 279 8.21 0 2.6 21.5
79 Miami (Florida) 13 9 74 8.22 0 0.7 5.7
80 Texas A&M 13 4 33 8.25 0 0.3 2.5
80 BYU 13 8 66 8.25 0 0.6 5.1
82 LSU 13 9 75 8.33 0 0.7 5.8
83 Stanford 12 19 159 8.37 0 1.6 13.3
84 Iowa State 14 13 109 8.38 1 0.9 7.8
85 Charlotte 12 10 84 8.40 0 0.8 7.0
86 UAB 12 20 169 8.45 0 1.7 14.1
87 Connecticut 13 27 229 8.48 1 2.1 17.6
88 Appalachian State 11 20 170 8.50 0 1.8 15.5
89 Navy 13 29 248 8.55 0 2.2 19.1
90 Georgia Tech 13 25 216 8.64 1 1.9 16.6
91 Syracuse 13 15 130 8.67 2 1.2 10.0
92 Rice 12 13 113 8.69 1 1.1 9.4
93 Akron 12 16 147 9.19 0 1.3 12.3
94 Hawai'i 12 21 195 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
95 Tulane 14 9 84 9.33 0 0.6 6.0
96 Utah 12 19 178 9.37 1 1.6 14.8
97 California 13 19 179 9.42 0 1.5 13.8
98 Mississippi State 12 14 132 9.43 0 1.2 11.0
99 Michigan State 12 22 209 9.50 0 1.8 17.4
100 Liberty 12 9 86 9.56 0 0.8 7.2
101 Ball State 12 17 163 9.59 0 1.4 13.6
102 Illinois 13 9 87 9.67 0 0.7 6.7
103 Arkansas State 13 15 147 9.80 0 1.2 11.3
104 North Carolina State 13 11 113 10.27 0 0.8 8.7
105 Bowling Green 13 9 94 10.44 1 0.7 7.2
105 Northwestern 12 25 261 10.44 1 2.1 21.8
107 Kennesaw State 12 32 347 10.84 1 2.7 28.9
108 SMU 14 15 165 11.00 0 1.1 11.8
109 Vanderbilt 13 16 178 11.13 0 1.2 13.7
110 Arizona 12 16 186 11.63 1 1.3 15.5
111 Texas Tech 13 14 164 11.71 0 1.1 12.6
112 Indiana 13 10 121 12.10 1 0.8 9.3
113 New Mexico State 12 27 328 12.15 1 2.3 27.3
114 Nebraska 13 19 234 12.32 0 1.5 18.0
115 Washington State 13 9 113 12.56 0 0.7 8.7
116 Fresno State 13 11 142 12.91 1 0.8 10.9
117 New Mexico 12 16 208 13.00 1 1.3 17.3
118 Rutgers 13 7 92 13.14 0 0.5 7.1
119 Air Force 12 11 145 13.18 1 0.9 12.1
120 TCU 13 6 80 13.33 1 0.5 6.2
121 Oregon 14 4 56 14.00 0 0.3 4.0
122 Washington 13 21 301 14.33 0 1.6 23.2
123 Marshall 13 11 158 14.36 1 0.8 12.2
124 Boise State 14 12 176 14.67 1 0.9 12.6
125 Kansas 12 12 178 14.83 1 1.0 14.8
126 Colorado 13 24 365 15.21 1 1.8 28.1
127 Kent State 12 26 420 16.15 2 2.2 35.0
128 Tulsa 12 25 412 16.48 2 2.1 34.3
129 Kansas State 13 13 219 16.85 1 1.0 16.8
130 Michigan 13 14 239 17.07 0 1.1 18.4
131 UCF 12 10 175 17.50 1 0.8 14.6
132 Iowa 13 8 152 19.00 2 0.6 11.7
132 Georgia State 12 25 475 19.00 1 2.1 39.6
134 Arizona State 14 6 135 22.50 1 0.4 9.6