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 | 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 | NC 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 (FL) | 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 | USF | 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 | Ole Miss | 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 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 100 | Middle Tennessee State | 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 |