2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Arizona State 3 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 12.0
2 Baylor 3 3 95 31.67 0 1.0 31.7
3 Florida 3 2 57 28.50 0 0.7 19.0
4 New Mexico 3 3 84 28.00 1 1.0 28.0
5 Northwestern 4 4 107 26.75 1 1.0 26.8
6 Iowa 4 6 160 26.67 1 1.5 40.0
7 Illinois 3 1 24 24.00 0 0.3 8.0
8 North Texas 3 2 43 21.50 0 0.7 14.3
9 North Carolina 3 4 80 20.00 1 1.3 26.7
10 Iowa State 3 4 79 19.75 1 1.3 26.3
11 Colorado State 4 5 96 19.20 1 1.3 24.0
12 USC 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
13 Middle Tennessee State 3 4 74 18.50 1 1.3 24.7
14 Indiana 3 6 105 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
15 Massachusetts 3 4 69 17.25 1 1.3 23.0
16 Tennessee 3 2 34 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
17 Coastal Carolina 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
18 USF 2 5 77 15.40 0 2.5 38.5
19 Wake Forest 4 7 106 15.14 0 1.8 26.5
20 Fresno State 3 4 60 15.00 0 1.3 20.0
20 UCLA 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
20 Mississippi State 3 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
23 UNLV 4 11 150 13.64 1 2.8 37.5
24 Troy 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
25 Duke 3 6 78 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
26 Virginia 4 4 49 12.25 0 1.0 12.3
27 Appalachian State 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
28 Texas 3 9 106 11.78 0 3.0 35.3
29 Tulane 4 3 35 11.67 0 0.8 8.8
30 Vanderbilt 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
30 Northern Illinois 4 3 33 11.00 0 0.8 8.3
30 Cincinnati 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
33 San Diego State 3 6 64 10.67 0 2.0 21.3
34 Kansas State 3 3 31 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
35 Michigan 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
36 Clemson 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
37 Colorado 3 6 55 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
38 Maryland 3 4 36 9.00 0 1.3 12.0
39 Rice 3 7 61 8.71 0 2.3 20.3
40 Louisiana Tech 4 9 76 8.44 0 2.3 19.0
41 Marshall 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
42 Miami (OH) 4 8 66 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
43 Virginia Tech 3 10 81 8.10 0 3.3 27.0
44 Oklahoma 3 9 72 8.00 0 3.0 24.0
44 James Madison 4 10 80 8.00 0 2.5 20.0
44 Georgia 3 4 32 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
44 Utah State 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
48 Notre Dame 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
49 UTEP 4 6 44 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
49 Texas State 4 3 22 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
51 Army 3 4 29 7.25 0 1.3 9.7
51 Rutgers 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
53 Tulsa 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
54 Wisconsin 4 8 55 6.88 0 2.0 13.8
55 Houston 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
56 Toledo 4 6 39 6.50 0 1.5 9.8
56 Arkansas 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
58 UAB 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
58 South Alabama 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
60 Central Michigan 3 6 37 6.17 0 2.0 12.3
61 Old Dominion 4 8 48 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
61 BYU 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
61 Buffalo 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
64 Jacksonville State 4 8 46 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
64 SMU 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
66 Arizona 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
67 Ohio State 3 2 11 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
67 Hawaii 4 2 11 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
69 Minnesota 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
70 Connecticut 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
71 Temple 3 5 26 5.20 1 1.7 8.7
71 Georgia Tech 4 5 26 5.20 0 1.3 6.5
73 Alabama 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
74 Liberty 3 3 15 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
74 UCF 4 3 15 5.00 0 0.8 3.8
76 Bowling Green 4 5 24 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
77 Georgia Southern 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
77 Miami (FL) 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
79 Washington State 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
80 Southern Miss 4 6 26 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
81 Eastern Michigan 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
81 Boston College 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
81 Kentucky 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
81 Nebraska 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
85 South Carolina 3 5 19 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
86 NC State 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
87 FIU 4 6 21 3.50 0 1.5 5.3
87 Ohio 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
87 San Jose State 4 2 7 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
90 Wyoming 3 5 17 3.40 0 1.7 5.7
91 Pittsburgh 3 8 27 3.38 0 2.7 9.0
92 Ole Miss 3 6 20 3.33 0 2.0 6.7
93 Western Michigan 4 4 13 3.25 0 1.0 3.3
94 Boise State 3 5 15 3.00 0 1.7 5.0
94 Charlotte 4 3 9 3.00 0 0.8 2.3
94 LSU 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
94 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
94 Texas A&M 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
94 Oregon 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
100 California 4 5 14 2.80 0 1.3 3.5
101 Western Kentucky 3 7 19 2.71 0 2.3 6.3
102 Auburn 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
102 Oregon State 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
104 Louisiana 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
105 Penn State 3 6 14 2.33 0 2.0 4.7
106 Utah 3 3 6 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
107 Sam Houston State 4 4 7 1.75 0 1.0 1.8
108 Syracuse 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
109 West Virginia 4 4 6 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
110 TCU 3 6 8 1.33 0 2.0 2.7
110 Kennesaw State 4 3 4 1.33 0 0.8 1.0
112 UTSA 3 4 5 1.25 0 1.3 1.7
113 Georgia State 3 4 4 1.00 0 1.3 1.3
113 Memphis 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
113 Washington 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
116 Navy 3 4 3 0.75 0 1.3 1.0
117 New Mexico State 3 3 2 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
117 Air Force 3 3 2 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
119 Louisville 4 8 4 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
119 Florida State 3 6 3 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
119 Florida Atlantic 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
119 Ball State 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
123 Purdue 3 3 1 0.33 0 1.0 0.3
124 East Carolina 3 4 0 0.00 0 1.3 0.0
124 Texas Tech 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
126 Oklahoma State 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
127 Stanford 4 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
128 Arkansas State 4 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.5 -0.8
129 Missouri 4 4 -9 -2.25 0 1.0 -2.3
130 Akron 3 1 -5 -5.00 0 0.3 -1.7