2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 7.9 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 7 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| 1 | Clemson | 9 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.9 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| 1 | California | 8 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Florida State | 8 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 7 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 7 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Missouri | 7 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 8 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| 1 | Florida | 9 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 1 | BYU | 8 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.6 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 7 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 8 | 15 | 154 | 10.27 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 16 | 165 | 10.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.9 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.9 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 8 | 14 | 203 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 8 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 13 | 234 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 106 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 106 | Baylor | 8 | 19 | 100 | 5.26 | 1 | 2.4 | 12.5 |
| 106 | Utah | 8 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 106 | Northwestern | 8 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 1 | 2.8 | 28.4 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 18 | 193 | 10.72 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.6 |
| 106 | Arizona | 8 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 106 | Kansas State | 8 | 9 | 120 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| 106 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.5 |
| 106 | TCU | 9 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| 106 | UCF | 8 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.9 |
| 106 | Kansas | 8 | 9 | 168 | 18.67 | 1 | 1.1 | 21.0 |
| 106 | Kent State | 3 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 1 | 3.7 | 73.3 |
| 106 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 48.5 |
| 106 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 106 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 79.0 |
| 106 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 54.5 |