2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 12/30/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 67.0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 60 | 60.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 60.0 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 105.0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 6 | UNLV | 2 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.5 |
| 7 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 13 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 59.0 |
| 17 | California | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 18 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 25 | SMU | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 30 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| 31 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 31 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 37 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 44 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.5 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 46 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 46 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 48 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 2 | -12 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |