2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Troy 1 1 77 77.00 1 1.0 77.0
2 UTEP 2 1 29 29.00 0 0.5 14.5
3 Baylor 11 11 252 22.91 0 1.0 22.9
4 Northwestern 10 13 213 16.38 1 1.3 21.3
5 Arizona State 12 7 111 15.86 1 0.6 9.3
6 Rutgers 11 8 126 15.75 0 0.7 11.5
7 North Texas 1 3 47 15.67 0 3.0 47.0
8 Nevada 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
8 Utah State 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
10 UCLA 10 3 46 15.33 0 0.3 4.6
11 Iowa State 12 10 151 15.10 1 0.8 12.6
12 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
13 Iowa 11 19 280 14.74 1 1.7 25.5
14 BYU 11 14 205 14.64 2 1.3 18.6
15 UNLV 5 13 186 14.31 1 2.6 37.2
16 Washington State 4 5 71 14.20 1 1.3 17.8
17 North Carolina 9 10 141 14.10 1 1.1 15.7
18 James Madison 1 1 14 14.00 1 1.0 14.0
19 Illinois 11 20 274 13.70 0 1.8 24.9
20 Florida 11 11 150 13.64 0 1.0 13.6
21 Wake Forest 9 8 106 13.25 0 0.9 11.8
22 Indiana 9 20 261 13.05 0 2.2 29.0
23 Texas 13 21 271 12.90 1 1.6 20.8
24 Kansas State 11 10 121 12.10 1 0.9 11.0
25 Fresno State 3 4 48 12.00 0 1.3 16.0
26 Tennessee 10 16 188 11.75 0 1.6 18.8
27 Memphis 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
28 Colorado 11 17 196 11.53 1 1.5 17.8
29 TCU 11 20 222 11.10 1 1.8 20.2
30 San Jose State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
31 Tulane 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
32 Michigan 11 13 126 9.69 0 1.2 11.5
33 Clemson 12 13 124 9.54 0 1.1 10.3
34 Boise State 4 9 85 9.44 0 2.3 21.3
35 Vanderbilt 10 8 75 9.38 0 0.8 7.5
36 Syracuse 9 7 65 9.29 0 0.8 7.2
37 Ohio State 12 13 120 9.23 1 1.1 10.0
38 Duke 10 18 164 9.11 0 1.8 16.4
39 SMU 12 23 209 9.09 1 1.9 17.4
40 Alabama 10 15 129 8.60 0 1.5 12.9
41 Maryland 10 8 68 8.50 0 0.8 6.8
42 Marshall 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
43 West Virginia 11 13 107 8.23 0 1.2 9.7
44 Washington 11 9 74 8.22 0 0.8 6.7
45 Texas Tech 11 9 73 8.11 0 0.8 6.6
46 Virginia Tech 11 23 186 8.09 0 2.1 16.9
47 Northern Illinois 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
48 Colorado State 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
49 Virginia 9 13 98 7.54 0 1.4 10.9
50 Minnesota 11 19 143 7.53 0 1.7 13.0
51 South Carolina 10 11 81 7.36 0 1.1 8.1
52 Bowling Green 2 3 22 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
53 Oklahoma 9 21 149 7.10 0 2.3 16.6
54 Florida Atlantic 1 3 21 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
54 Louisiana Tech 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
56 UCF 10 10 69 6.90 0 1.0 6.9
57 North Carolina State 9 9 62 6.89 0 1.0 6.9
58 Utah 10 17 117 6.88 1 1.7 11.7
58 Kansas 10 8 55 6.88 0 0.8 5.5
60 Wisconsin 10 14 94 6.71 0 1.4 9.4
61 Kentucky 9 9 60 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
62 Penn State 12 17 109 6.41 0 1.4 9.1
63 Oregon 12 15 95 6.33 0 1.3 7.9
64 Miami (Florida) 10 10 62 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
64 Missouri 10 5 31 6.20 0 0.5 3.1
66 Boston College 11 17 105 6.18 0 1.5 9.5
67 Western Kentucky 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
67 Wyoming 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
69 USC 11 10 59 5.90 0 0.9 5.4
70 Georgia 11 14 82 5.86 0 1.3 7.5
71 Georgia Tech 10 10 56 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
72 LSU 11 11 61 5.55 0 1.0 5.5
73 Cincinnati 10 4 22 5.50 0 0.4 2.2
74 Pittsburgh 10 19 104 5.47 1 1.9 10.4
75 Oklahoma State 10 11 60 5.45 0 1.1 6.0
75 Purdue 10 11 60 5.45 0 1.1 6.0
77 Michigan State 10 3 16 5.33 0 0.3 1.6
78 Notre Dame 12 26 137 5.27 0 2.2 11.4
79 Louisville 10 23 117 5.09 0 2.3 11.7
80 UTSA 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
80 Auburn 9 14 70 5.00 0 1.6 7.8
82 Toledo 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
83 Stanford 9 11 49 4.45 0 1.2 5.4
83 Arizona 10 11 49 4.45 0 1.1 4.9
85 Nebraska 11 11 46 4.18 0 1.0 4.2
86 Arkansas 10 6 25 4.17 0 0.6 2.5
87 South Florida 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
88 Connecticut 5 10 38 3.80 0 2.0 7.6
89 Charlotte 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
90 California 10 12 42 3.50 0 1.2 4.2
90 Mississippi State 9 10 35 3.50 0 1.1 3.9
90 Massachusetts 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
93 Houston 10 15 52 3.47 0 1.5 5.2
94 Mississippi 10 14 47 3.36 0 1.4 4.7
95 Eastern Michigan 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
96 Texas A&M 9 8 22 2.75 0 0.9 2.4
97 San Diego State 3 4 3 0.75 0 1.3 1.0
98 Florida State 9 11 8 0.73 0 1.2 0.9
99 Ball State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
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 4 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.5
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