2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 11/22/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 2 | 1.8 | 33.8 |
| 2 | Troy | 7 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 1 | 0.9 | 19.9 |
| 2 | UNLV | 2 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 6 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 2 | Temple | 8 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Akron | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 136 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 7 | North Texas | 5 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 7 | UCLA | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 13 | 183 | 14.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.5 |
| 7 | Duke | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.7 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | UTEP | 8 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 7 | Kent State | 11 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 7 | UAB | 8 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.3 |
| 7 | USC | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 7 | Utah State | 7 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 6 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 6 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 7 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 7 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5 | 16 | 121 | 7.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 24.2 |
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Kansas | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 7 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 7 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| 7 | Rice | 7 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.1 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 7 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Arizona | 6 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Auburn | 6 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 10 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Utah | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 7 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 7 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 7 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 6 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 7 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | James Madison | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 7 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Florida International | 7 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 8 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Nevada | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 7 | Air Force | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 7 | UTSA | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 8 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 7 | California | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Houston | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Washington | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 7 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Florida State | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ball State | 7 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| 7 | Stanford | 7 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Texas | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |
| 7 | BYU | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |