2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/24/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 109 | 36.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 5 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Duke | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 5 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 5 | California | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Boise State | 3 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 6 | 16 | 121 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.7 | 20.2 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 5 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Kansas | 6 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 5 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Georgia | 6 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 5 | USC | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 5 | South Florida | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 5 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 5 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 5 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Purdue | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Houston | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -8.0 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.0 |