2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/30/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Baylor 11 12 272 22.67 0 1.1 24.7
2 Texas State 11 15 296 19.73 1 1.4 26.9
3 UTEP 11 17 311 18.29 1 1.5 28.3
4 UAB 11 13 231 17.77 1 1.2 21.0
5 Arkansas State 11 9 155 17.22 1 0.8 14.1
6 Northwestern 11 14 227 16.21 1 1.3 20.6
7 Iowa State 11 13 210 16.15 1 1.2 19.1
8 North Carolina 11 11 175 15.91 2 1.0 15.9
9 Arizona State 12 9 141 15.67 1 0.8 11.8
10 Tennessee 11 24 355 14.79 0 2.2 32.3
11 Illinois 11 21 299 14.24 0 1.9 27.2
12 Louisiana Tech 11 27 377 13.96 0 2.5 34.3
13 Wake Forest 11 11 151 13.73 0 1.0 13.7
14 Florida 11 11 150 13.64 0 1.0 13.6
15 Kansas State 11 9 121 13.44 1 0.8 11.0
16 Buffalo 11 12 158 13.17 0 1.1 14.4
17 Iowa 11 20 261 13.05 1 1.8 23.7
18 Troy 11 11 141 12.82 1 1.0 12.8
19 Oregon 11 16 204 12.75 1 1.5 18.5
20 Indiana 11 25 306 12.24 0 2.3 27.8
21 Memphis 11 11 132 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
22 Appalachian State 10 6 69 11.50 1 0.6 6.9
23 UCLA 12 5 56 11.20 0 0.4 4.7
24 UNLV 11 28 312 11.14 2 2.5 28.4
25 TCU 11 20 222 11.10 1 1.8 20.2
26 Vanderbilt 11 12 132 11.00 0 1.1 12.0
27 Ohio State 12 20 211 10.55 1 1.7 17.6
28 Michigan 12 15 158 10.53 0 1.3 13.2
29 Colorado State 11 15 157 10.47 1 1.4 14.3
30 Virginia Tech 12 27 282 10.44 1 2.3 23.5
31 North Texas 11 15 156 10.40 1 1.4 14.2
31 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 52 10.40 0 0.5 4.7
33 Colorado 11 19 197 10.37 1 1.7 17.9
34 Coastal Carolina 11 6 62 10.33 0 0.5 5.6
35 Toledo 11 17 173 10.18 0 1.5 15.7
36 South Florida 11 21 212 10.10 0 1.9 19.3
37 Middle Tennessee 11 11 111 10.09 1 1.0 10.1
38 Fresno State 11 15 150 10.00 0 1.4 13.6
39 Rutgers 11 8 79 9.88 0 0.7 7.2
40 Ohio 11 14 137 9.79 1 1.3 12.5
41 New Mexico 11 9 88 9.78 1 0.8 8.0
42 Hawai'i 10 8 76 9.50 0 0.8 7.6
43 SMU 11 20 188 9.40 1 1.8 17.1
44 BYU 11 11 102 9.27 1 1.0 9.3
45 Duke 11 24 221 9.21 0 2.2 20.1
46 Pittsburgh 11 21 184 8.76 2 1.9 16.7
46 James Madison 11 21 184 8.76 1 1.9 16.7
48 San Jose State 11 6 52 8.67 0 0.5 4.7
49 Utah State 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
50 Texas 12 23 194 8.43 0 1.9 16.2
51 Minnesota 11 18 150 8.33 0 1.6 13.6
52 West Virginia 11 13 107 8.23 0 1.2 9.7
53 Washington 11 8 65 8.13 0 0.7 5.9
54 Clemson 11 17 138 8.12 0 1.5 12.5
55 Oklahoma 11 23 186 8.09 0 2.1 16.9
56 Rice 11 25 201 8.04 0 2.3 18.3
57 South Carolina 11 16 126 7.88 0 1.5 11.5
58 Liberty 10 12 93 7.75 0 1.2 9.3
59 Northern Illinois 11 11 85 7.73 0 1.0 7.7
60 South Alabama 11 10 77 7.70 0 0.9 7.0
61 Alabama 11 21 161 7.67 0 1.9 14.6
62 Washington State 11 10 76 7.60 0 0.9 6.9
63 UCF 11 11 82 7.45 0 1.0 7.5
64 Maryland 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
65 Miami (Ohio) 12 16 112 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
66 Houston 12 19 132 6.95 1 1.6 11.0
67 Utah 11 19 131 6.89 1 1.7 11.9
67 North Carolina State 11 9 62 6.89 0 0.8 5.6
69 Kansas 11 8 55 6.88 0 0.7 5.0
70 Oklahoma State 11 13 88 6.77 0 1.2 8.0
71 Wisconsin 11 14 94 6.71 0 1.3 8.5
72 Georgia 11 15 100 6.67 0 1.4 9.1
73 Miami (Florida) 11 12 79 6.58 0 1.1 7.2
74 San Diego State 11 16 105 6.56 0 1.5 9.5
75 Tulsa 11 16 103 6.44 0 1.5 9.4
76 Central Michigan 11 14 89 6.36 0 1.3 8.1
77 Virginia 11 17 108 6.35 0 1.5 9.8
78 Kennesaw State 11 15 93 6.20 0 1.4 8.5
79 Kentucky 11 13 80 6.15 0 1.2 7.3
79 Marshall 11 13 80 6.15 0 1.2 7.3
81 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 14 86 6.14 0 1.3 7.8
82 Texas Tech 11 11 67 6.09 0 1.0 6.1
83 Temple 12 13 79 6.08 1 1.1 6.6
84 Connecticut 11 26 155 5.96 0 2.4 14.1
85 Penn State 12 21 124 5.90 0 1.8 10.3
86 USC 12 13 74 5.69 0 1.1 6.2
87 Old Dominion 12 19 107 5.63 0 1.6 8.9
88 Purdue 11 11 60 5.45 0 1.0 5.5
89 Boston College 11 17 92 5.41 0 1.5 8.4
90 New Mexico State 11 11 59 5.36 0 1.0 5.4
91 Notre Dame 12 23 123 5.35 0 1.9 10.3
92 Kent State 11 3 16 5.33 0 0.3 1.5
93 Boise State 11 17 87 5.12 0 1.5 7.9
94 Nebraska 11 14 71 5.07 0 1.3 6.5
95 Auburn 11 16 81 5.06 0 1.5 7.4
96 Cincinnati 11 6 30 5.00 0 0.5 2.7
97 Arizona 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
97 Stanford 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
99 Georgia Tech 11 11 54 4.91 0 1.0 4.9
100 Louisville 11 25 122 4.88 0 2.3 11.1
100 Jacksonville State 12 16 78 4.88 0 1.3 6.5
102 East Carolina 11 20 95 4.75 0 1.8 8.6
103 Southern Mississippi 11 7 33 4.71 0 0.6 3.0
104 Missouri 11 8 37 4.63 0 0.7 3.4
105 UTSA 11 14 64 4.57 0 1.3 5.8
106 Syracuse 11 11 50 4.55 0 1.0 4.5
107 Mississippi 11 17 77 4.53 0 1.5 7.0
108 Florida International 11 16 72 4.50 0 1.5 6.5
108 Massachusetts 10 10 45 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
108 Georgia Southern 11 8 36 4.50 0 0.7 3.3
108 Michigan State 11 4 18 4.50 0 0.4 1.6
112 Bowling Green 11 20 88 4.40 0 1.8 8.0
113 Army 10 9 38 4.22 0 0.9 3.8
114 Charlotte 11 12 49 4.08 0 1.1 4.5
115 Arkansas 11 9 35 3.89 0 0.8 3.2
116 Texas A&M 11 15 58 3.87 0 1.4 5.3
117 Western Michigan 11 13 49 3.77 0 1.2 4.5
118 California 11 13 48 3.69 0 1.2 4.4
119 LSU 11 12 43 3.58 0 1.1 3.9
120 Mississippi State 11 13 46 3.54 0 1.2 4.2
121 Florida Atlantic 11 10 35 3.50 0 0.9 3.2
122 Wyoming 11 7 24 3.43 0 0.6 2.2
123 Sam Houston State 12 15 51 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
124 Oregon State 11 8 27 3.38 0 0.7 2.5
125 Western Kentucky 11 15 47 3.13 0 1.4 4.3
126 Navy 10 10 31 3.10 0 1.0 3.1
127 Nevada 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
127 Air Force 11 6 18 3.00 0 0.5 1.6
129 Eastern Michigan 11 16 46 2.88 0 1.5 4.2
130 Tulane 11 10 24 2.40 0 0.9 2.2
131 Georgia State 11 11 24 2.18 0 1.0 2.2
132 Akron 11 6 11 1.83 1 0.5 1.0
133 Florida State 11 13 12 0.92 0 1.2 1.1
134 Ball State 11 6 -1 -0.17 0 0.5 -0.1