2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/30/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Troy 1 1 77 77.00 1 1.0 77.0
2 UTEP 2 1 29 29.00 0 0.5 14.5
3 Baylor 10 11 252 22.91 0 1.1 25.2
4 Arizona State 11 6 103 17.17 1 0.5 9.4
5 Northwestern 10 13 213 16.38 1 1.3 21.3
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 Illinois 10 18 258 14.33 0 1.8 25.8
16 UNLV 5 13 186 14.31 1 2.6 37.2
17 Washington State 4 5 71 14.20 1 1.3 17.8
18 North Carolina 9 10 141 14.10 1 1.1 15.7
19 James Madison 1 1 14 14.00 1 1.0 14.0
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 Kansas State 11 10 121 12.10 1 0.9 11.0
24 Fresno State 3 4 48 12.00 0 1.3 16.0
25 Tennessee 10 16 188 11.75 0 1.6 18.8
26 Memphis 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
27 Colorado 11 17 196 11.53 1 1.5 17.8
28 TCU 11 20 222 11.10 1 1.8 20.2
29 San Jose State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
30 Texas 11 17 175 10.29 0 1.5 15.9
31 Ohio State 10 12 121 10.08 1 1.2 12.1
32 Tulane 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
33 Michigan 10 13 126 9.69 0 1.3 12.6
34 Clemson 12 13 124 9.54 0 1.1 10.3
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 Duke 9 18 164 9.11 0 2.0 18.2
38 SMU 12 23 209 9.09 1 1.9 17.4
39 Washington 10 7 61 8.71 0 0.7 6.1
40 Maryland 10 8 68 8.50 0 0.8 6.8
41 Virginia Tech 10 22 186 8.45 0 2.2 18.6
42 Marshall 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
43 Boise State 3 8 66 8.25 0 2.7 22.0
44 West Virginia 11 13 107 8.23 0 1.2 9.7
45 Texas Tech 11 9 73 8.11 0 0.8 6.6
46 Minnesota 10 16 128 8.00 0 1.6 12.8
46 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 South Carolina 9 11 81 7.36 0 1.2 9.0
51 Bowling Green 2 3 22 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
52 Oklahoma 9 21 149 7.10 0 2.3 16.6
53 Florida Atlantic 1 3 21 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
53 Alabama 9 13 91 7.00 0 1.4 10.1
53 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 11 15 95 6.33 0 1.4 8.6
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 Cincinnati 10 4 22 5.50 0 0.4 2.2
73 Pittsburgh 10 19 104 5.47 1 1.9 10.4
74 Oklahoma State 10 11 60 5.45 0 1.1 6.0
74 Purdue 10 11 60 5.45 0 1.1 6.0
76 Michigan State 10 3 16 5.33 0 0.3 1.6
77 Notre Dame 9 21 108 5.14 0 2.3 12.0
78 UTSA 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
78 Auburn 9 14 70 5.00 0 1.6 7.8
80 Toledo 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
81 Stanford 9 11 49 4.45 0 1.2 5.4
81 Arizona 10 11 49 4.45 0 1.1 4.9
83 LSU 10 10 44 4.40 0 1.0 4.4
84 Louisville 9 20 85 4.25 0 2.2 9.4
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 9 14 47 3.36 0 1.6 5.2
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