2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Troy 1 1 77 77.00 1 1.0 77.0
2 UTEP 1 1 29 29.00 0 1.0 29.0
3 Baylor 8 11 252 22.91 0 1.4 31.5
4 Arizona State 8 4 90 22.50 1 0.5 11.3
5 Washington State 2 3 54 18.00 0 1.5 27.0
6 Iowa State 8 7 120 17.14 1 0.9 15.0
7 Florida 9 7 117 16.71 0 0.8 13.0
8 Iowa 8 14 223 15.93 1 1.8 27.9
9 North Texas 1 3 47 15.67 0 3.0 47.0
9 North Carolina 7 9 141 15.67 1 1.3 20.1
11 Nevada 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
11 Utah State 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
13 Northwestern 8 10 154 15.40 1 1.3 19.3
14 UCLA 9 3 46 15.33 0 0.3 5.1
15 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
16 James Madison 1 1 14 14.00 1 1.0 14.0
16 Vanderbilt 7 5 70 14.00 0 0.7 10.0
18 Fresno State 2 3 41 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
19 Indiana 7 17 230 13.53 0 2.4 32.9
20 Kansas State 8 9 121 13.44 1 1.1 15.1
21 Illinois 8 14 184 13.14 0 1.8 23.0
22 Texas 7 12 151 12.58 0 1.7 21.6
23 UNLV 4 9 111 12.33 1 2.3 27.8
24 Tennessee 8 16 188 11.75 0 2.0 23.5
25 Colorado 8 16 179 11.19 1 2.0 22.4
26 Minnesota 8 11 123 11.18 0 1.4 15.4
27 Wake Forest 7 7 78 11.14 0 1.0 11.1
28 Memphis 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
28 San Jose State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
30 TCU 9 16 174 10.88 1 1.8 19.3
31 BYU 8 9 97 10.78 1 1.1 12.1
32 Boise State 2 5 53 10.60 0 2.5 26.5
33 Michigan 8 11 105 9.55 0 1.4 13.1
34 Clemson 9 10 93 9.30 0 1.1 10.3
35 Virginia Tech 8 19 176 9.26 0 2.4 22.0
36 Washington 9 7 61 8.71 0 0.8 6.8
37 SMU 8 15 128 8.53 1 1.9 16.0
38 Maryland 8 7 59 8.43 0 0.9 7.4
39 Rutgers 8 5 42 8.40 0 0.6 5.3
40 Marshall 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
40 Alabama 7 9 75 8.33 0 1.3 10.7
42 West Virginia 9 13 107 8.23 0 1.4 11.9
43 Duke 7 15 120 8.00 0 2.1 17.1
43 Northern Illinois 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
45 Colorado State 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
45 Missouri 7 4 31 7.75 0 0.6 4.4
47 Virginia 7 11 85 7.73 0 1.6 12.1
48 North Carolina State 7 8 60 7.50 0 1.1 8.6
49 Bowling Green 2 3 22 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
49 Cincinnati 8 3 22 7.33 0 0.4 2.8
51 South Carolina 8 10 73 7.30 0 1.3 9.1
52 Oklahoma 7 20 143 7.15 0 2.9 20.4
53 Florida Atlantic 1 3 21 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
53 Toledo 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
55 Wisconsin 8 11 76 6.91 0 1.4 9.5
56 Texas Tech 8 8 53 6.63 0 1.0 6.6
57 UCF 8 6 37 6.17 0 0.8 4.6
58 Penn State 8 13 80 6.15 0 1.6 10.0
59 Georgia 9 13 79 6.08 0 1.4 8.8
60 Utah 8 14 84 6.00 0 1.8 10.5
60 Louisiana Tech 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
60 Oklahoma State 8 7 42 6.00 0 0.9 5.3
60 Western Kentucky 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
60 Wyoming 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
65 Pittsburgh 8 17 101 5.94 1 2.1 12.6
66 USC 9 10 59 5.90 0 1.1 6.6
67 Miami (Florida) 7 9 50 5.56 0 1.3 7.1
68 Oregon 9 12 66 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
69 Kentucky 7 6 32 5.33 0 0.9 4.6
69 Michigan State 8 3 16 5.33 0 0.4 2.0
71 Syracuse 7 6 31 5.17 0 0.9 4.4
71 Kansas 8 6 31 5.17 0 0.8 3.9
73 UTSA 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
73 Purdue 8 8 40 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
75 Notre Dame 7 19 92 4.84 0 2.7 13.1
76 Ohio State 7 7 33 4.71 0 1.0 4.7
77 Auburn 7 12 54 4.50 0 1.7 7.7
78 Arizona 8 11 49 4.45 0 1.4 6.1
79 Mississippi 7 11 48 4.36 0 1.6 6.9
80 LSU 8 8 33 4.13 0 1.0 4.1
81 Boston College 8 9 37 4.11 0 1.1 4.6
81 Nebraska 8 9 37 4.11 0 1.1 4.6
83 South Florida 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
84 Georgia Tech 7 6 23 3.83 0 0.9 3.3
85 Charlotte 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
86 Massachusetts 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
86 Arkansas 8 4 14 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
88 Houston 8 14 47 3.36 0 1.8 5.9
89 Mississippi State 7 5 16 3.20 0 0.7 2.3
90 Eastern Michigan 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
91 California 8 9 26 2.89 0 1.1 3.3
92 Texas A&M 6 5 14 2.80 0 0.8 2.3
93 Connecticut 3 7 16 2.29 0 2.3 5.3
94 Louisville 7 15 34 2.27 0 2.1 4.9
95 Stanford 8 10 14 1.40 0 1.3 1.8
96 Tulane 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
97 San Diego State 3 4 3 0.75 0 1.3 1.0
98 Ball State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
99 Florida State 8 9 2 0.22 0 1.1 0.3
100 Georgia Southern 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
100 Georgia State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
100 Hawai'i 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
100 Miami (Ohio) 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
100 Middle Tennessee 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
105 Rice 1 3 -1 -0.33 0 3.0 -1.0
106 New Mexico 3 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.7 -1.0
107 Oregon State 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
107 New Mexico State 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
109 Western Michigan 2 2 -5 -2.50 0 1.0 -2.5
110 Temple 1 1 -5 -5.00 0 1.0 -5.0