2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/14/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 UNLV 12 30 326 10.87 2 2.5 27.2
2 Virginia Tech 12 27 282 10.44 1 2.3 23.5
3 Louisiana Tech 11 26 344 13.23 0 2.4 31.3
3 Connecticut 11 26 155 5.96 0 2.4 14.1
5 Indiana 11 25 306 12.24 0 2.3 27.8
5 Texas 13 25 219 8.76 0 1.9 16.8
5 Rice 11 25 201 8.04 0 2.3 18.3
5 Louisville 11 25 122 4.88 0 2.3 11.1
9 Tennessee 11 24 355 14.79 0 2.2 32.3
9 Duke 11 24 221 9.21 0 2.2 20.1
11 Oklahoma 11 23 186 8.09 0 2.1 16.9
11 Notre Dame 12 23 123 5.35 0 1.9 10.3
13 SMU 12 22 195 8.86 1 1.8 16.3
14 Illinois 11 21 299 14.24 0 1.9 27.2
14 South Florida 11 21 212 10.10 0 1.9 19.3
14 Pittsburgh 11 21 184 8.76 2 1.9 16.7
14 James Madison 11 21 184 8.76 1 1.9 16.7
14 Alabama 11 21 161 7.67 0 1.9 14.6
14 Penn State 13 21 124 5.90 0 1.6 9.5
20 Iowa 11 20 261 13.05 1 1.8 23.7
20 TCU 11 20 222 11.10 1 1.8 20.2
20 Ohio State 12 20 211 10.55 1 1.7 17.6
20 East Carolina 11 20 95 4.75 0 1.8 8.6
20 Bowling Green 11 20 88 4.40 0 1.8 8.0
25 Colorado 11 19 197 10.37 1 1.7 17.9
25 Houston 12 19 132 6.95 1 1.6 11.0
25 Utah 11 19 131 6.89 1 1.7 11.9
25 Old Dominion 12 19 107 5.63 0 1.6 8.9
25 Boise State 12 19 93 4.89 0 1.6 7.8
30 Clemson 12 18 159 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
30 Minnesota 11 18 150 8.33 0 1.6 13.6
32 UTEP 11 17 311 18.29 1 1.5 28.3
32 Oregon 12 17 204 12.00 1 1.4 17.0
32 Virginia 11 17 108 6.35 0 1.5 9.8
32 Boston College 11 17 92 5.41 0 1.5 8.4
32 Jacksonville State 13 17 79 4.65 0 1.3 6.1
32 Mississippi 11 17 77 4.53 0 1.5 7.0
38 Toledo 11 16 173 10.81 0 1.5 15.7
38 Ohio 12 16 130 8.13 1 1.3 10.8
38 South Carolina 11 16 126 7.88 0 1.5 11.5
38 Miami (Ohio) 13 16 112 7.00 0 1.2 8.6
38 San Diego State 11 16 105 6.56 0 1.5 9.5
38 Tulsa 11 16 103 6.44 0 1.5 9.4
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 16 101 6.31 0 1.3 8.4
38 Auburn 11 16 81 5.06 0 1.5 7.4
38 Florida International 11 16 72 4.50 0 1.5 6.5
38 Eastern Michigan 11 16 46 2.88 0 1.5 4.2
48 Texas State 11 15 296 19.73 1 1.4 26.9
48 Michigan 12 15 158 10.53 0 1.3 13.2
48 Colorado State 11 15 157 10.47 1 1.4 14.3
48 North Texas 11 15 156 10.40 1 1.4 14.2
48 Fresno State 11 15 150 10.00 0 1.4 13.6
48 Utah State 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
48 Georgia 12 15 100 6.67 0 1.3 8.3
48 Kennesaw State 11 15 93 6.20 0 1.4 8.5
48 Western Michigan 12 15 59 3.93 0 1.3 4.9
48 Texas A&M 11 15 58 3.87 0 1.4 5.3
48 Sam Houston State 12 15 51 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
48 Western Kentucky 12 15 47 3.13 0 1.3 3.9
60 Northwestern 11 14 227 16.21 1 1.3 20.6
60 Wisconsin 11 14 94 6.71 0 1.3 8.5
60 Central Michigan 11 14 89 6.36 0 1.3 8.1
60 Nebraska 11 14 71 5.07 0 1.3 6.5
64 UAB 11 13 231 17.77 1 1.2 21.0
64 Iowa State 12 13 210 16.15 1 1.1 17.5
64 West Virginia 11 13 107 8.23 0 1.2 9.7
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 Marshall 12 13 80 6.15 0 1.1 6.7
64 Temple 12 13 79 6.08 1 1.1 6.6
64 USC 12 13 74 5.69 0 1.1 6.2
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 UTSA 11 13 64 4.92 0 1.2 5.8
64 California 11 13 48 3.69 0 1.2 4.4
64 Mississippi State 11 13 46 3.54 0 1.2 4.2
64 Florida State 11 13 12 0.92 0 1.2 1.1
78 Baylor 11 12 272 22.67 0 1.1 24.7
78 Buffalo 11 12 158 13.17 0 1.1 14.4
78 Vanderbilt 11 12 132 11.00 0 1.1 12.0
78 Liberty 10 12 93 7.75 0 1.2 9.3
78 Miami (Florida) 11 12 79 6.58 0 1.1 7.2
78 Charlotte 11 12 49 4.08 0 1.1 4.5
78 LSU 11 12 43 3.58 0 1.1 3.9
78 Navy 11 12 33 2.75 0 1.1 3.0
86 North Carolina 11 11 175 15.91 2 1.0 15.9
86 Wake Forest 11 11 151 13.73 0 1.0 13.7
86 Florida 11 11 150 13.64 0 1.0 13.6
86 Troy 11 11 141 12.82 1 1.0 12.8
86 Memphis 11 11 132 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
86 Middle Tennessee 11 11 111 10.09 1 1.0 10.1
86 BYU 11 11 100 9.09 1 1.0 9.1
86 Northern Illinois 11 11 85 7.73 0 1.0 7.7
86 UCF 11 11 82 7.45 0 1.0 7.5
86 Maryland 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
86 South Alabama 12 11 80 7.27 0 0.9 6.7
86 Texas Tech 11 11 67 6.09 0 1.0 6.1
86 Purdue 11 11 60 5.45 0 1.0 5.5
86 New Mexico State 11 11 59 5.36 0 1.0 5.4
86 Georgia Tech 11 11 54 4.91 0 1.0 4.9
86 Syracuse 11 11 50 4.55 0 1.0 4.5
86 Georgia State 11 11 24 2.18 0 1.0 2.2
103 Arizona State 13 10 141 14.10 1 0.8 10.8
103 Washington State 11 10 76 7.60 0 0.9 6.9
103 Massachusetts 10 10 45 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
103 Florida Atlantic 11 10 35 3.50 0 0.9 3.2
103 Tulane 12 10 24 2.40 0 0.8 2.0
108 Arkansas State 11 9 155 17.22 1 0.8 14.1
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 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
114 Rutgers 11 8 79 9.88 0 0.7 7.2
114 Hawai'i 10 8 76 9.50 0 0.8 7.6
114 Washington 11 8 65 8.13 0 0.7 5.9
114 Kansas 11 8 55 6.88 0 0.7 5.0
114 Missouri 11 8 37 4.63 0 0.7 3.4
114 Georgia Southern 11 8 36 4.50 0 0.7 3.3
114 Oregon State 11 8 27 3.38 0 0.7 2.5
114 Nevada 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
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
124 Appalachian State 10 6 69 11.50 1 0.6 6.9
124 Coastal Carolina 11 6 62 10.33 0 0.5 5.6
124 San Jose State 11 6 52 8.67 0 0.5 4.7
124 Cincinnati 11 6 30 5.00 0 0.5 2.7
124 Air Force 11 6 18 3.00 0 0.5 1.6
124 Akron 11 6 11 1.83 1 0.5 1.0
124 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