2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -10.0 |
| 4 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
| 4 | TCU | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 6 | Troy | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 8 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 16 | California | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 19 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Florida | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 22 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 30 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 33 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 35 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 35 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 39 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 39 | Old Dominion | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.0 |
| 41 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 42 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| 43 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 43 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 43 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 43 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 44.0 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 48 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 49 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 49 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 49 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 49 | USC | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 55 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 57 | Connecticut | 2 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 29.5 |
| 58 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 59 | Georgia State | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 60 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 61 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 62 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 63 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 64 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 65 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 67 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 67 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 67 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 71 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 72 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 72 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 75 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 77 | LSU | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 78 | Akron | 2 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 81 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 86 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 87 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 88 | Kent State | 2 | 7 | 186 | 26.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 93.0 |
| 89 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 76 | 38.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 76.0 |
| 90 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 79.0 |
| 91 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 109.0 |
| 92 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 71.0 |