2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/23/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 UNLV 13 33 401 12.15 2 2.5 30.8
2 Louisiana Tech 11 26 344 13.23 0 2.4 31.3
2 Connecticut 11 26 155 5.96 0 2.4 14.1
4 Virginia Tech 12 27 282 10.44 1 2.3 23.5
4 Rice 11 25 201 8.04 0 2.3 18.3
4 Louisville 11 25 122 4.88 0 2.3 11.1
7 Duke 11 24 221 9.21 0 2.2 20.1
8 Indiana 12 25 306 12.24 0 2.1 25.5
8 Oklahoma 11 23 186 8.09 0 2.1 16.9
10 Tennessee 12 24 355 14.79 0 2.0 29.6
11 Illinois 11 21 299 14.24 0 1.9 27.2
11 South Florida 11 21 212 10.10 0 1.9 19.3
11 Pittsburgh 11 21 184 8.76 2 1.9 16.7
11 Texas 14 26 219 8.42 0 1.9 15.6
11 Alabama 11 21 161 7.67 0 1.9 14.6
16 Iowa 11 20 261 13.05 1 1.8 23.7
16 TCU 11 20 222 11.10 1 1.8 20.2
16 SMU 13 23 209 9.09 1 1.8 16.1
16 James Madison 12 22 187 8.50 1 1.8 15.6
16 Notre Dame 13 24 132 5.50 0 1.8 10.2
16 East Carolina 11 20 95 4.75 0 1.8 8.6
16 Bowling Green 11 20 88 4.40 0 1.8 8.0
23 Colorado 11 19 197 10.37 1 1.7 17.9
23 Ohio State 13 22 208 9.45 1 1.7 16.0
23 Utah 11 19 131 6.89 1 1.7 11.9
26 Minnesota 11 18 150 8.33 0 1.6 13.6
26 Houston 12 19 132 6.95 1 1.6 11.0
26 Penn State 14 22 136 6.18 0 1.6 9.7
26 Old Dominion 12 19 107 5.63 0 1.6 8.9
26 Boise State 12 19 93 4.89 0 1.6 7.8
31 UTEP 11 17 311 18.29 1 1.5 28.3
31 Toledo 11 16 173 10.81 0 1.5 15.7
31 Clemson 13 19 168 8.84 0 1.5 12.9
31 South Carolina 11 16 126 7.88 0 1.5 11.5
31 San Diego State 11 16 105 6.56 0 1.5 9.5
31 Tulsa 11 16 103 6.44 0 1.5 9.4
31 Virginia 11 17 108 6.35 0 1.5 9.8
31 Boston College 11 17 92 5.41 0 1.5 8.4
31 Auburn 11 16 81 5.06 0 1.5 7.4
31 Mississippi 11 17 77 4.53 0 1.5 7.0
31 Florida International 11 16 72 4.50 0 1.5 6.5
31 Eastern Michigan 11 16 46 2.88 0 1.5 4.2
43 Texas State 11 15 296 19.73 1 1.4 26.9
43 Oregon 12 17 204 12.00 1 1.4 17.0
43 Colorado State 11 15 157 10.47 1 1.4 14.3
43 North Texas 11 15 156 10.40 1 1.4 14.2
43 Utah State 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
43 Ohio 13 18 132 7.33 1 1.4 10.2
43 Kennesaw State 11 15 93 6.20 0 1.4 8.5
43 UTSA 12 17 77 4.53 0 1.4 6.4
43 Texas A&M 11 15 58 3.87 0 1.4 5.3
52 Northwestern 11 14 227 16.21 1 1.3 20.6
52 Michigan 12 15 158 10.53 0 1.3 13.2
52 Fresno State 12 16 151 9.44 0 1.3 12.6
52 Wisconsin 11 14 94 6.71 0 1.3 8.5
52 Georgia 12 15 100 6.67 0 1.3 8.3
52 Central Michigan 11 14 89 6.36 0 1.3 8.1
52 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 16 101 6.31 0 1.3 8.4
52 California 12 16 82 5.13 0 1.3 6.8
52 Nebraska 11 14 71 5.07 0 1.3 6.5
52 Jacksonville State 14 18 82 4.56 0 1.3 5.9
52 Sam Houston State 13 17 69 4.06 0 1.3 5.3
52 Western Michigan 12 15 59 3.93 0 1.3 4.9
64 UAB 11 13 231 17.77 1 1.2 21.0
64 Liberty 10 12 93 7.75 0 1.2 9.3
64 Miami (Ohio) 13 16 112 7.00 0 1.2 8.6
64 Oklahoma State 11 13 88 6.77 0 1.2 8.0
64 Kentucky 11 13 80 6.15 0 1.2 7.3
64 Arizona 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
64 Stanford 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
64 Mississippi State 11 13 46 3.54 0 1.2 4.2
64 Western Kentucky 13 15 47 3.13 0 1.2 3.6
64 Florida State 11 13 12 0.92 0 1.2 1.1
74 Baylor 11 12 272 22.67 0 1.1 24.7
74 Iowa State 12 13 210 16.15 1 1.1 17.5
74 Buffalo 11 12 158 13.17 0 1.1 14.4
74 Vanderbilt 11 12 132 11.00 0 1.1 12.0
74 West Virginia 12 13 107 8.23 0 1.1 8.9
74 Georgia Southern 12 13 95 7.31 0 1.1 7.9
74 Miami (Florida) 11 12 79 6.58 0 1.1 7.2
74 Marshall 12 13 80 6.15 0 1.1 6.7
74 Temple 12 13 79 6.08 1 1.1 6.6
74 USC 12 13 74 5.69 0 1.1 6.2
74 Charlotte 11 12 49 4.08 0 1.1 4.5
74 LSU 11 12 43 3.58 0 1.1 3.9
74 Navy 11 12 33 2.75 0 1.1 3.0
87 North Carolina 11 11 175 15.91 2 1.0 15.9
87 Wake Forest 11 11 151 13.73 0 1.0 13.7
87 Troy 11 11 141 12.82 1 1.0 12.8
87 Memphis 12 12 145 12.08 0 1.0 12.1
87 Middle Tennessee 11 11 111 10.09 1 1.0 10.1
87 BYU 11 11 100 9.09 1 1.0 9.1
87 UCF 11 11 82 7.45 0 1.0 7.5
87 Maryland 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
87 Texas Tech 11 11 67 6.09 0 1.0 6.1
87 Purdue 11 11 60 5.45 0 1.0 5.5
87 New Mexico State 11 11 59 5.36 0 1.0 5.4
87 Georgia Tech 11 11 54 4.91 0 1.0 4.9
87 Syracuse 11 11 50 4.55 0 1.0 4.5
87 Massachusetts 10 10 45 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
87 Georgia State 11 11 24 2.18 0 1.0 2.2
102 Florida 12 11 150 13.64 0 0.9 12.5
102 Northern Illinois 12 11 85 7.73 0 0.9 7.1
102 Washington State 11 10 76 7.60 0 0.9 6.9
102 South Alabama 12 11 80 7.27 0 0.9 6.7
102 Tulane 13 12 61 5.08 0 0.9 4.7
102 Florida Atlantic 11 10 35 3.50 0 0.9 3.2
108 Arkansas State 11 9 155 17.22 1 0.8 14.1
108 Arizona State 13 10 141 14.10 1 0.8 10.8
108 Kansas State 11 9 121 13.44 1 0.8 11.0
108 New Mexico 11 9 88 9.78 1 0.8 8.0
108 Hawai'i 10 8 76 9.50 0 0.8 7.6
108 North Carolina State 11 9 62 6.89 0 0.8 5.6
108 Army 12 9 38 4.22 0 0.8 3.2
108 Arkansas 11 9 35 3.89 0 0.8 3.2
116 Rutgers 11 8 79 9.88 0 0.7 7.2
116 Washington 11 8 65 8.13 0 0.7 5.9
116 Kansas 11 8 55 6.88 0 0.7 5.0
116 Missouri 11 8 37 4.63 0 0.7 3.4
116 Oregon State 11 8 27 3.38 0 0.7 2.5
116 Nevada 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
122 Appalachian State 10 6 69 11.50 1 0.6 6.9
122 Coastal Carolina 12 7 60 8.57 0 0.6 5.0
122 Southern Mississippi 11 7 33 4.71 0 0.6 3.0
122 Wyoming 11 7 24 3.43 0 0.6 2.2
126 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 52 10.40 0 0.5 4.7
126 San Jose State 11 6 52 8.67 0 0.5 4.7
126 Cincinnati 11 6 30 5.00 0 0.5 2.7
126 Air Force 11 6 18 3.00 0 0.5 1.6
126 Akron 11 6 11 1.83 1 0.5 1.0
126 Ball State 11 6 -1 -0.17 0 0.5 -0.1
132 UCLA 12 5 56 11.20 0 0.4 4.7
132 Michigan State 11 4 18 4.50 0 0.4 1.6
134 Kent State 11 3 16 5.33 0 0.3 1.5