2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 UNLV 13 33 401 12.15 2 2.5 30.8
2 Texas 16 30 315 10.50 1 1.9 19.7
3 Notre Dame 16 29 161 5.55 0 1.8 10.1
4 Virginia Tech 13 28 282 10.07 1 2.2 21.7
4 Louisville 12 28 154 5.50 0 2.3 12.8
6 Connecticut 12 27 165 6.11 0 2.3 13.8
7 Louisiana Tech 12 26 344 13.23 0 2.2 28.7
8 Indiana 12 25 306 12.24 0 2.1 25.5
8 Rice 11 25 201 8.04 0 2.3 18.3
10 Tennessee 12 24 355 14.79 0 2.0 29.6
10 Duke 12 24 221 9.21 0 2.0 18.4
10 Ohio State 16 24 204 8.50 1 1.5 12.8
10 Oklahoma 12 24 199 8.29 0 2.0 16.6
14 Illinois 12 23 315 13.70 0 1.9 26.3
14 South Florida 12 23 232 10.09 0 1.9 19.3
14 SMU 13 23 209 9.09 1 1.8 16.1
14 Alabama 12 23 199 8.65 0 1.9 16.6
14 Pittsburgh 12 23 196 8.52 2 1.9 16.3
14 Penn State 16 23 136 5.91 0 1.4 8.5
20 James Madison 12 22 187 8.50 1 1.8 15.6
20 Bowling Green 12 22 91 4.14 0 1.8 7.6
22 Iowa 12 21 277 13.19 1 1.8 23.1
22 TCU 12 21 234 11.14 1 1.8 19.5
22 Minnesota 12 21 165 7.86 0 1.8 13.8
25 Boise State 13 20 112 5.60 0 1.5 8.6
25 East Carolina 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
27 Colorado 12 19 197 10.37 1 1.6 16.4
27 Clemson 13 19 168 8.84 0 1.5 12.9
27 Houston 12 19 132 6.95 1 1.6 11.0
27 Utah 11 19 131 6.89 1 1.7 11.9
27 Old Dominion 12 19 107 5.63 0 1.6 8.9
32 Toledo 12 18 180 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
32 Ohio 13 18 132 7.33 1 1.4 10.2
32 Boston College 12 18 109 6.06 0 1.5 9.1
32 Miami (Ohio) 14 18 100 5.56 0 1.3 7.1
32 Jacksonville State 14 18 82 4.56 0 1.3 5.9
37 UTEP 11 17 311 18.29 1 1.5 28.3
37 Oregon 13 17 204 12.00 1 1.3 15.7
37 Colorado State 12 17 170 10.00 1 1.4 14.2
37 Virginia 11 17 108 6.35 0 1.5 9.8
37 Mississippi 12 17 77 4.53 0 1.4 6.4
37 UTSA 12 17 77 4.53 0 1.4 6.4
37 Sam Houston State 13 17 69 4.06 0 1.3 5.3
44 Texas State 12 16 298 18.63 1 1.3 24.8
44 Fresno State 12 16 151 9.44 0 1.3 12.6
44 South Carolina 12 16 126 7.88 0 1.3 10.5
44 Georgia 13 16 106 6.63 0 1.2 8.2
44 San Diego State 11 16 105 6.56 0 1.5 9.5
44 Tulsa 11 16 103 6.44 0 1.5 9.4
44 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 16 101 6.31 0 1.2 7.8
44 California 12 16 82 5.13 0 1.3 6.8
44 Auburn 11 16 81 5.06 0 1.5 7.4
44 Florida International 11 16 72 4.50 0 1.5 6.5
44 Eastern Michigan 11 16 46 2.88 0 1.5 4.2
55 BYU 12 15 205 13.67 2 1.3 17.1
55 Michigan 13 15 158 10.53 0 1.2 12.2
55 North Texas 12 15 156 10.40 1 1.3 13.0
55 Utah State 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
55 Kennesaw State 11 15 93 6.20 0 1.4 8.5
55 Western Michigan 12 15 59 3.93 0 1.3 4.9
55 Texas A&M 12 15 58 3.87 0 1.3 4.8
55 Western Kentucky 13 15 47 3.13 0 1.2 3.6
63 Northwestern 11 14 227 16.21 1 1.3 20.6
63 Buffalo 12 14 194 13.86 0 1.2 16.2
63 Vanderbilt 12 14 138 9.86 0 1.2 11.5
63 Wisconsin 11 14 94 6.71 0 1.3 8.5
63 Central Michigan 11 14 89 6.36 0 1.3 8.1
63 Nebraska 12 14 71 5.07 0 1.2 5.9
69 UAB 11 13 231 17.77 1 1.2 21.0
69 Iowa State 13 13 210 16.15 1 1.0 16.2
69 West Virginia 12 13 107 8.23 0 1.1 8.9
69 Georgia Southern 12 13 95 7.31 0 1.1 7.9
69 Miami (Florida) 12 13 91 7.00 0 1.1 7.6
69 Oklahoma State 11 13 88 6.77 0 1.2 8.0
69 Georgia Tech 12 13 82 6.31 0 1.1 6.8
69 Kentucky 11 13 80 6.15 0 1.2 7.3
69 Marshall 12 13 80 6.15 0 1.1 6.7
69 Temple 12 13 79 6.08 1 1.1 6.6
69 USC 13 13 74 5.69 0 1.0 5.7
69 Arizona 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
69 Stanford 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
69 LSU 12 13 60 4.62 0 1.1 5.0
69 Mississippi State 11 13 46 3.54 0 1.2 4.2
69 Florida State 11 13 12 0.92 0 1.2 1.1
85 Baylor 12 12 272 22.67 0 1.0 22.7
85 North Carolina 12 12 174 14.50 2 1.0 14.5
85 Memphis 12 12 145 12.08 0 1.0 12.1
85 Liberty 11 12 93 7.75 0 1.1 8.5
85 Washington State 12 12 93 7.75 1 1.0 7.8
85 Syracuse 12 12 84 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
85 Tulane 13 12 61 5.08 0 0.9 4.7
85 Charlotte 11 12 49 4.08 0 1.1 4.5
85 Navy 12 12 33 2.75 0 1.0 2.8
94 Wake Forest 11 11 151 13.73 0 1.0 13.7
94 Florida 12 11 150 13.64 0 0.9 12.5
94 Arizona State 14 11 149 13.55 1 0.8 10.6
94 Troy 11 11 141 12.82 1 1.0 12.8
94 Middle Tennessee 11 11 111 10.09 1 1.0 10.1
94 Northern Illinois 12 11 85 7.73 0 0.9 7.1
94 UCF 11 11 82 7.45 0 1.0 7.5
94 Maryland 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
94 South Alabama 12 11 80 7.27 0 0.9 6.7
94 Texas Tech 12 11 67 6.09 0 0.9 5.6
94 Purdue 11 11 60 5.45 0 1.0 5.5
94 New Mexico State 11 11 59 5.36 0 1.0 5.4
94 Georgia State 11 11 24 2.18 0 1.0 2.2
107 Arkansas State 12 10 215 21.50 2 0.8 17.9
107 Kansas State 12 10 121 12.10 1 0.8 10.1
107 Washington 12 10 78 7.80 0 0.8 6.5
107 Massachusetts 10 10 45 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
107 Florida Atlantic 11 10 35 3.50 0 0.9 3.2
107 Arkansas 12 10 35 3.50 0 0.8 2.9
113 Rutgers 12 9 146 16.22 0 0.8 12.2
113 New Mexico 11 9 88 9.78 1 0.8 8.0
113 North Carolina State 12 9 62 6.89 0 0.8 5.2
113 Army 13 9 38 4.22 0 0.7 2.9
117 Hawai'i 10 8 76 9.50 0 0.8 7.6
117 Kansas 11 8 55 6.88 0 0.7 5.0
117 Missouri 12 8 37 4.63 0 0.7 3.1
117 Oregon State 11 8 27 3.38 0 0.7 2.5
117 Nevada 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
122 Coastal Carolina 12 7 60 8.57 0 0.6 5.0
122 San Jose State 12 7 50 7.14 0 0.6 4.2
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 Appalachian State 10 6 69 11.50 1 0.6 6.9
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
131 UCLA 12 5 56 11.20 0 0.4 4.7
131 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 52 10.40 0 0.5 4.7
133 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