2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 UAB 4 3 98 32.67 1 0.8 24.5
2 Troy 5 4 117 29.25 1 0.8 23.4
3 South Alabama 5 7 196 28.00 1 1.4 39.2
4 Pittsburgh 4 5 117 23.40 2 1.3 29.3
5 Toledo 4 8 184 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
6 Wake Forest 4 4 86 21.50 1 1.0 21.5
7 Vanderbilt 4 8 170 21.25 1 2.0 42.5
8 Central Michigan 5 7 140 20.00 1 1.4 28.0
9 Colorado State 4 5 98 19.60 1 1.3 24.5
10 Rutgers 4 2 39 19.50 0 0.5 9.8
11 Baylor 5 9 174 19.33 0 1.8 34.8
12 Tennessee 4 13 245 18.85 1 3.3 61.3
13 Virginia Tech 5 9 168 18.67 1 1.8 33.6
14 Hawai'i 4 6 110 18.33 1 1.5 27.5
15 North Carolina 5 5 88 17.60 1 1.0 17.6
16 Arkansas State 4 8 140 17.50 1 2.0 35.0
16 Minnesota 5 8 140 17.50 0 1.6 28.0
18 Mississippi State 5 7 117 16.71 1 1.4 23.4
19 Florida 4 6 100 16.67 0 1.5 25.0
20 Liberty 4 5 83 16.60 0 1.3 20.8
21 James Madison 4 2 33 16.50 1 0.5 8.3
22 TCU 5 13 213 16.38 1 2.6 42.6
23 Fresno State 5 8 126 15.75 1 1.6 25.2
24 North Carolina State 5 3 47 15.67 0 0.6 9.4
25 BYU 5 8 125 15.63 1 1.6 25.0
26 Louisiana Tech 4 12 185 15.42 0 3.0 46.3
27 Missouri 4 3 46 15.33 0 0.8 11.5
28 Kansas State 5 7 107 15.29 2 1.4 21.4
29 Kent State 5 3 45 15.00 0 0.6 9.0
30 Iowa State 4 5 73 14.60 0 1.3 18.3
31 Memphis 5 6 87 14.50 0 1.2 17.4
32 UTEP 4 3 43 14.33 0 0.8 10.8
33 Oregon 4 9 128 14.22 1 2.3 32.0
34 Tulsa 5 9 125 13.89 1 1.8 25.0
35 Illinois 5 11 152 13.82 0 2.2 30.4
36 Stanford 4 8 109 13.63 1 2.0 27.3
37 Navy 4 3 40 13.33 0 0.8 10.0
38 Nevada 5 6 76 12.67 0 1.2 15.2
39 Purdue 4 5 63 12.60 0 1.3 15.8
40 South Florida 5 9 112 12.44 0 1.8 22.4
41 Air Force 4 3 37 12.33 0 0.8 9.3
42 Michigan 5 8 97 12.13 0 1.6 19.4
43 UNLV 4 7 82 11.71 1 1.8 20.5
44 Arkansas 5 3 34 11.33 0 0.6 6.8
45 UCF 4 11 124 11.27 0 2.8 31.0
46 Syracuse 4 8 90 11.25 0 2.0 22.5
47 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 33 11.00 0 0.8 8.3
47 UCLA 4 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 2.8
49 East Carolina 5 10 109 10.90 0 2.0 21.8
50 Utah State 4 4 43 10.75 0 1.0 10.8
51 North Texas 5 11 115 10.45 1 2.2 23.0
52 South Carolina 4 9 92 10.22 0 2.3 23.0
53 Connecticut 5 20 201 10.05 0 4.0 40.2
54 SMU 5 12 120 10.00 1 2.4 24.0
55 Mississippi 5 10 99 9.90 0 2.0 19.8
56 Washington State 5 6 58 9.67 0 1.2 11.6
57 Northwestern 4 8 76 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
57 Buffalo 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
57 Temple 5 6 57 9.50 0 1.2 11.4
57 Arizona State 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
57 Michigan State 5 4 38 9.50 0 0.8 7.6
62 San Jose State 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
63 Marshall 4 9 82 9.11 0 2.3 20.5
63 Houston 5 9 82 9.11 1 1.8 16.4
65 Miami (Florida) 5 9 81 9.00 0 1.8 16.2
65 Coastal Carolina 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
67 Maryland 5 7 62 8.86 0 1.4 12.4
68 Ohio State 4 12 106 8.83 0 3.0 26.5
69 Alabama 4 10 86 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
69 Georgia 4 10 86 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
71 Clemson 4 9 77 8.56 0 2.3 19.3
72 Georgia Tech 5 11 92 8.36 0 2.2 18.4
73 West Virginia 4 6 50 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
74 Washington 5 8 65 8.13 0 1.6 13.0
75 Oklahoma 5 11 89 8.09 0 2.2 17.8
76 Indiana 5 12 96 8.00 0 2.4 19.2
76 Florida Atlantic 5 8 64 8.00 0 1.6 12.8
78 Virginia 4 3 23 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
79 Duke 5 16 122 7.63 0 3.2 24.4
80 Kansas 5 3 22 7.33 0 0.6 4.4
81 Iowa 4 14 99 7.07 0 3.5 24.8
82 Notre Dame 5 6 42 7.00 0 1.2 8.4
83 Auburn 5 10 68 6.80 1 2.0 13.6
84 New Mexico State 5 4 27 6.75 0 0.8 5.4
85 Boston College 5 9 58 6.44 0 1.8 11.6
86 Texas 5 10 64 6.40 0 2.0 12.8
87 Sam Houston State 5 8 51 6.38 0 1.6 10.2
88 Northern Illinois 4 6 38 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
89 Western Michigan 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
90 Ohio 5 6 37 6.17 0 1.2 7.4
91 Florida International 5 5 30 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
91 Texas A&M 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
93 Louisville 4 13 77 5.92 0 3.3 19.3
94 Texas State 4 10 59 5.90 0 2.5 14.8
95 Arizona 4 9 52 5.78 0 2.3 13.0
95 Nebraska 5 9 52 5.78 0 1.8 10.4
97 Kentucky 5 7 40 5.71 0 1.4 8.0
98 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 5 28 5.60 0 1.3 7.0
99 Massachusetts 5 8 44 5.50 0 1.6 8.8
100 Penn State 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
101 Miami (Ohio) 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
102 Old Dominion 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
103 Bowling Green 4 10 51 5.10 0 2.5 12.8
104 Boise State 4 10 50 5.00 0 2.5 12.5
104 Kennesaw State 4 3 15 5.00 0 0.8 3.8
106 Rice 5 13 64 4.92 0 2.6 12.8
107 California 4 7 33 4.71 0 1.8 8.3
108 Colorado 5 11 49 4.45 0 2.2 9.8
109 LSU 5 8 35 4.38 0 1.6 7.0
110 Southern Mississippi 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
111 Oklahoma State 5 8 34 4.25 0 1.6 6.8
112 Utah 5 13 55 4.23 0 2.6 11.0
113 Texas Tech 5 7 29 4.14 0 1.4 5.8
114 Cincinnati 5 5 20 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
115 Oregon State 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
116 Wyoming 5 3 11 3.67 0 0.6 2.2
117 Western Kentucky 5 4 14 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
118 UTSA 5 7 23 3.29 0 1.4 4.6
119 Ball State 4 5 16 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
120 Eastern Michigan 5 7 21 3.00 1 1.4 4.2
121 Wisconsin 4 4 11 2.75 0 1.0 2.8
122 Army 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
123 Georgia Southern 5 5 12 2.40 0 1.0 2.4
124 Charlotte 5 8 18 2.25 0 1.6 3.6
125 USC 4 7 15 2.14 0 1.8 3.8
126 Akron 5 4 8 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
126 Jacksonville State 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
128 San Diego State 4 7 6 0.86 0 1.8 1.5
129 Georgia State 4 3 2 0.67 0 0.8 0.5
130 New Mexico 5 3 0 0.00 0 0.6 0.0
130 Middle Tennessee 5 2 0 0.00 0 0.4 0.0
132 Tulane 5 3 -8 -2.67 0 0.6 -1.6
133 Florida State 5 3 -10 -3.33 0 0.6 -2.0