2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 UAB 10 15 322 21.47 2 1.5 32.2
1 Arkansas State 12 15 277 18.47 2 1.3 23.1
1 North Carolina 13 13 187 14.38 2 1.0 14.4
1 Colorado State 11 16 229 14.31 2 1.5 20.8
1 Pittsburgh 10 17 187 11.00 2 1.7 18.7
1 Kansas State 9 11 115 10.45 2 1.2 12.8
7 UTEP 11 17 311 18.29 1 1.5 28.3
7 Wake Forest 9 11 200 18.18 1 1.2 22.2
7 Vanderbilt 8 15 256 17.07 1 1.9 32.0
7 Texas State 12 21 351 16.71 1 1.8 29.3
7 Iowa State 12 14 224 16.00 1 1.2 18.7
7 Arizona State 11 9 141 15.67 1 0.8 12.8
7 Tennessee 10 26 398 15.31 1 2.6 39.8
7 Northwestern 9 14 211 15.07 1 1.6 23.4
7 South Alabama 13 14 204 14.57 1 1.1 15.7
7 Stanford 8 11 159 14.45 1 1.4 19.9
7 Hawai'i 10 11 159 14.45 1 1.1 15.9
7 Mississippi State 6 10 143 14.30 1 1.7 23.8
7 Troy 11 12 159 13.25 1 1.1 14.5
7 Central Michigan 11 18 221 12.28 1 1.6 20.1
7 Iowa 10 22 267 12.14 1 2.2 26.7
7 Fresno State 12 20 240 12.00 1 1.7 20.0
7 Appalachian State 10 6 69 11.50 1 0.6 6.9
7 TCU 12 26 286 11.00 1 2.2 23.8
7 Virginia Tech 10 22 239 10.86 1 2.2 23.9
7 UNLV 11 27 289 10.70 1 2.5 26.3
7 BYU 10 11 117 10.64 1 1.1 11.7
7 Colorado 12 19 197 10.37 1 1.6 16.4
7 SMU 11 19 194 10.21 1 1.7 17.6
7 New Mexico 12 9 88 9.78 1 0.8 7.3
7 North Texas 11 16 154 9.63 1 1.5 14.0
7 Massachusetts 10 14 130 9.29 1 1.4 13.0
7 Middle Tennessee 10 12 111 9.25 1 1.2 11.1
7 Tulsa 11 21 189 9.00 1 1.9 17.2
7 James Madison 13 22 187 8.50 1 1.7 14.4
7 Houston 9 17 131 7.71 1 1.9 14.6
7 Ohio 13 18 132 7.33 1 1.4 10.2
7 Auburn 9 17 119 7.00 1 1.9 13.2
7 Temple 11 12 79 6.58 1 1.1 7.2
7 Eastern Michigan 12 19 60 3.16 1 1.6 5.0
7 Akron 10 7 -1 -0.14 1 0.7 -0.1
42 Baylor 10 10 179 17.90 0 1.0 17.9
42 Rutgers 12 9 157 17.44 0 0.8 13.1
42 Illinois 10 25 342 13.68 0 2.5 34.2
42 Louisiana Tech 12 30 390 13.00 0 2.5 32.5
42 Toledo 13 22 285 12.95 0 1.7 21.9
42 Buffalo 12 17 217 12.76 0 1.4 18.1
42 Memphis 13 14 173 12.36 0 1.1 13.3
42 Michigan 7 11 130 11.82 0 1.6 18.6
42 Florida 8 8 93 11.63 0 1.0 11.6
42 Indiana 11 27 313 11.59 0 2.5 28.5
42 South Florida 10 25 285 11.40 0 2.5 28.5
42 Kent State 10 4 45 11.25 0 0.4 4.5
42 UCLA 9 5 56 11.20 0 0.6 6.2
42 Syracuse 11 15 166 11.07 0 1.4 15.1
42 Alabama 9 18 197 10.94 0 2.0 21.9
42 Liberty 12 14 148 10.57 0 1.2 12.3
42 Louisiana-Monroe 11 6 63 10.50 0 0.5 5.7
42 Coastal Carolina 13 9 88 9.78 0 0.7 6.8
42 Georgia 7 12 115 9.58 0 1.7 16.4
42 Michigan State 8 4 38 9.50 0 0.5 4.8
42 Texas 11 21 199 9.48 0 1.9 18.1
42 UCF 8 14 131 9.36 0 1.8 16.4
42 Maryland 9 10 90 9.00 0 1.1 10.0
42 Duke 10 25 220 8.80 0 2.5 22.0
42 Utah State 10 15 130 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
42 Minnesota 11 23 196 8.52 0 2.1 17.8
42 Oklahoma 7 12 102 8.50 0 1.7 14.6
42 Northern Illinois 12 10 84 8.40 0 0.8 7.0
42 West Virginia 10 15 123 8.20 0 1.5 12.3
42 Clemson 10 17 139 8.18 0 1.7 13.9
42 Georgia Tech 9 18 144 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
42 Purdue 6 12 96 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
42 Kentucky 7 11 87 7.91 0 1.6 12.4
42 South Carolina 8 14 108 7.71 0 1.8 13.5
42 Rice 10 27 208 7.70 0 2.7 20.8
42 Connecticut 12 33 249 7.55 0 2.8 20.8
42 East Carolina 12 22 161 7.32 0 1.8 13.4
42 Georgia Southern 11 13 95 7.31 0 1.2 8.6
42 Miami (Florida) 11 16 116 7.25 0 1.5 10.5
42 Nevada 10 6 43 7.17 0 0.6 4.3
42 Washington 10 13 93 7.15 0 1.3 9.3
42 Marshall 12 17 121 7.12 0 1.4 10.1
42 Boston College 10 20 142 7.10 0 2.0 14.2
42 Ohio State 9 17 120 7.06 0 1.9 13.3
42 Virginia 9 14 97 6.93 0 1.6 10.8
42 Washington State 11 11 76 6.91 0 1.0 6.9
42 North Carolina State 10 8 55 6.88 0 0.8 5.5
42 Kennesaw State 12 16 107 6.69 0 1.3 8.9
42 San Jose State 11 8 52 6.50 0 0.7 4.7
42 Mississippi 11 18 114 6.33 0 1.6 10.4
42 Arkansas 9 7 44 6.29 0 0.8 4.9
42 Louisville 9 27 166 6.15 0 3.0 18.4
42 Tulane 12 11 67 6.09 0 0.9 5.6
42 Navy 10 9 54 6.00 0 0.9 5.4
42 Air Force 11 7 42 6.00 0 0.6 3.8
42 LSU 10 10 59 5.90 0 1.0 5.9
42 USC 11 11 63 5.73 0 1.0 5.7
42 Old Dominion 11 19 107 5.63 0 1.7 9.7
42 Penn State 10 19 103 5.42 0 1.9 10.3
42 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 18 97 5.39 0 1.3 6.9
42 Arizona 9 15 80 5.33 0 1.7 8.9
42 Miami (Ohio) 13 17 90 5.29 0 1.3 6.9
42 Texas Tech 10 7 37 5.29 0 0.7 3.7
42 Oregon 9 17 86 5.06 0 1.9 9.6
42 New Mexico State 12 12 60 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
42 San Diego State 10 15 74 4.93 0 1.5 7.4
42 Florida Atlantic 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
42 Notre Dame 11 21 99 4.71 0 1.9 9.0
42 Bowling Green 12 23 107 4.65 0 1.9 8.9
42 Missouri 11 8 37 4.63 0 0.7 3.4
42 California 9 15 69 4.60 0 1.7 7.7
42 Western Michigan 12 16 73 4.56 0 1.3 6.1
42 Jacksonville State 14 18 82 4.56 0 1.3 5.9
42 Florida International 11 17 76 4.47 0 1.5 6.9
42 Wisconsin 9 13 58 4.46 0 1.4 6.4
42 Nebraska 9 11 49 4.45 0 1.2 5.4
42 Southern Mississippi 12 9 39 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
42 Army 13 9 38 4.22 0 0.7 2.9
42 Sam Houston State 13 17 69 4.06 0 1.3 5.3
42 Charlotte 10 13 50 3.85 0 1.3 5.0
42 Utah 8 16 61 3.81 0 2.0 7.6
42 Oregon State 9 5 19 3.80 0 0.6 2.1
42 Cincinnati 9 8 29 3.63 0 0.9 3.2
42 Wyoming 9 7 22 3.14 0 0.8 2.4
42 Western Kentucky 13 15 47 3.13 0 1.2 3.6
42 Oklahoma State 9 12 37 3.08 0 1.3 4.1
42 Texas A&M 9 9 23 2.56 0 1.0 2.6
42 UTSA 10 15 34 2.27 0 1.5 3.4
42 Boise State 10 17 36 2.12 0 1.7 3.6
42 Georgia State 12 12 24 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
42 Ball State 11 8 15 1.88 0 0.7 1.4
42 Florida State 7 11 19 1.73 0 1.6 2.7