2007 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2008
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 12 | 34 | 803 | 23.62 | 5 | 2.8 | 66.9 |
| 2 | Utah State | 12 | 21 | 384 | 18.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Idaho | 12 | 20 | 339 | 16.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 28.3 |
| 4 | Troy | 12 | 30 | 503 | 16.77 | 3 | 2.5 | 41.9 |
| 5 | Army | 12 | 21 | 342 | 16.29 | 2 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 42 | 659 | 15.69 | 3 | 3.0 | 47.1 |
| 7 | Florida | 13 | 26 | 392 | 15.08 | 2 | 2.0 | 30.2 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 12 | 21 | 300 | 14.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 26 | 362 | 13.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.2 |
| 10 | Fresno State | 13 | 24 | 333 | 13.88 | 2 | 1.8 | 25.6 |
| 11 | Alabama | 13 | 27 | 370 | 13.70 | 1 | 2.1 | 28.5 |
| 12 | Navy | 13 | 12 | 164 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.6 |
| 13 | Akron | 12 | 17 | 232 | 13.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 14 | UTEP | 12 | 22 | 299 | 13.59 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.9 |
| 15 | TCU | 13 | 46 | 615 | 13.37 | 2 | 3.5 | 47.3 |
| 16 | North Carolina State | 12 | 27 | 357 | 13.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 29.8 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 12 | 22 | 287 | 13.05 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.9 |
| 18 | Utah | 13 | 34 | 436 | 12.82 | 1 | 2.6 | 33.5 |
| 19 | Florida International | 12 | 18 | 230 | 12.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 13 | 25 | 311 | 12.44 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.9 |
| 21 | Boise State | 13 | 51 | 625 | 12.25 | 1 | 3.9 | 48.1 |
| 22 | New Mexico State | 13 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 13 | 44 | 529 | 12.02 | 0 | 3.4 | 40.7 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 13 | 36 | 432 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 33.2 |
| 25 | Missouri | 14 | 26 | 307 | 11.81 | 2 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| 26 | Georgia | 13 | 27 | 318 | 11.78 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
| 27 | UCF | 14 | 33 | 388 | 11.76 | 2 | 2.4 | 27.7 |
| 28 | Air Force | 13 | 15 | 176 | 11.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 13 | 41 | 474 | 11.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 36.5 |
| 30 | UAB | 12 | 21 | 242 | 11.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 13 | 39 | 442 | 11.33 | 2 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 32 | Indiana | 13 | 23 | 254 | 11.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 32 | Washington | 13 | 23 | 254 | 11.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 34 | Florida State | 13 | 33 | 359 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.6 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 12 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 36 | Iowa | 12 | 29 | 307 | 10.59 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.6 |
| 37 | Wake Forest | 13 | 34 | 355 | 10.44 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.3 |
| 38 | Colorado | 13 | 40 | 411 | 10.28 | 0 | 3.1 | 31.6 |
| 39 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 19 | 191 | 10.05 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.9 |
| 40 | Penn State | 13 | 29 | 291 | 10.03 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.4 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 44 | 436 | 9.91 | 0 | 3.4 | 33.5 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 12 | 29 | 284 | 9.79 | 1 | 2.4 | 23.7 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 13 | 28 | 272 | 9.71 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.9 |
| 44 | Ball State | 13 | 23 | 223 | 9.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 27 | 254 | 9.41 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.2 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 12 | 23 | 216 | 9.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 13 | 33 | 309 | 9.36 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.8 |
| 47 | Memphis | 13 | 14 | 131 | 9.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 49 | Arizona | 12 | 30 | 279 | 9.30 | 2 | 2.5 | 23.3 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 14 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| 51 | Marshall | 12 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 52 | Auburn | 13 | 34 | 310 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.8 |
| 52 | Notre Dame | 12 | 26 | 237 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.8 |
| 54 | Texas | 13 | 20 | 182 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 55 | Ohio State | 13 | 53 | 482 | 9.09 | 1 | 4.1 | 37.1 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 13 | 30 | 272 | 9.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.9 |
| 57 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 33 | 297 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.8 |
| 57 | Virginia | 13 | 28 | 252 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.4 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 14 | 34 | 302 | 8.88 | 1 | 2.4 | 21.6 |
| 60 | California | 13 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 61 | Houston | 13 | 28 | 246 | 8.79 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.9 |
| 61 | Tulsa | 14 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 63 | UCLA | 13 | 37 | 320 | 8.65 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.6 |
| 63 | Baylor | 12 | 26 | 225 | 8.65 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.8 |
| 65 | SMU | 12 | 25 | 216 | 8.64 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.0 |
| 66 | South Florida | 13 | 39 | 333 | 8.54 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.6 |
| 67 | UNLV | 12 | 14 | 118 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 68 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 22 | 182 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 25 | 205 | 8.20 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.8 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 13 | 22 | 180 | 8.18 | 2 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 12 | 22 | 179 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 13 | 31 | 252 | 8.13 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.4 |
| 72 | Rutgers | 13 | 23 | 187 | 8.13 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 74 | North Texas | 12 | 21 | 169 | 8.05 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| 75 | Oregon | 13 | 36 | 287 | 7.97 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.1 |
| 76 | Nebraska | 12 | 18 | 139 | 7.72 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.6 |
| 77 | Michigan | 13 | 36 | 277 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.3 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 13 | 34 | 258 | 7.59 | 0 | 2.6 | 19.8 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 14 | 45 | 340 | 7.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 24.3 |
| 80 | New Mexico | 13 | 37 | 276 | 7.46 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.2 |
| 81 | Purdue | 13 | 19 | 141 | 7.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 12 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 22 | 162 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 34 | 249 | 7.32 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| 85 | Duke | 12 | 17 | 123 | 7.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 87 | Nevada | 13 | 27 | 193 | 7.15 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.8 |
| 88 | Maryland | 13 | 26 | 184 | 7.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.2 |
| 88 | Illinois | 13 | 25 | 177 | 7.08 | 1 | 1.9 | 13.6 |
| 90 | Temple | 12 | 33 | 229 | 6.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.1 |
| 91 | Louisville | 12 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| 92 | Toledo | 12 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 93 | Oregon State | 13 | 37 | 247 | 6.68 | 1 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
| 94 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 95 | Washington State | 12 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 96 | Mississippi | 12 | 21 | 134 | 6.38 | 2 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 12 | 20 | 127 | 6.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| 98 | Stanford | 12 | 28 | 177 | 6.32 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.8 |
| 98 | Northwestern | 12 | 19 | 120 | 6.32 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 100 | USC | 13 | 39 | 246 | 6.31 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.9 |
| 101 | Boston College | 14 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 102 | BYU | 13 | 26 | 157 | 6.04 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.1 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 12 | 35 | 210 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.9 | 17.5 |
| 104 | Kansas | 13 | 36 | 215 | 5.97 | 2 | 2.8 | 16.5 |
| 105 | Kent State | 12 | 23 | 137 | 5.96 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
| 106 | Bowling Green | 13 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 13 | 28 | 166 | 5.93 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.8 |
| 108 | LSU | 14 | 23 | 136 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| 110 | Ohio | 12 | 25 | 137 | 5.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.4 |
| 111 | Texas A&M | 13 | 24 | 129 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 12 | 20 | 107 | 5.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.9 |
| 113 | Rice | 12 | 24 | 125 | 5.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 116 | Tulane | 12 | 18 | 79 | 4.39 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 25 | 103 | 4.12 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.9 |
| 118 | Michigan State | 13 | 31 | 126 | 4.06 | 0 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| 119 | Iowa State | 12 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |