2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 3.0 | -2.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 14.7 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.0 |
| 87 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 1 | 2.7 | 12.7 |
| 87 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 87 | Kent State | 3 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 1 | 3.7 | 73.3 |
| 87 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.0 |
| 87 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 54.5 |
| 87 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 69.0 |
| 87 | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 90 | 90.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 45.0 |