2020 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.5 |
| 2 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.7 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 1 | 3.3 | 36.0 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 1 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 93.0 |
| 5 | Clemson | 2 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.5 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 2 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.7 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 2 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Army | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| 20 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Duke | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| 23 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 23 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 25 | Marshall | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 26 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 28 | North Carolina State | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 33 | Texas | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.5 |
| 34 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 37 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 37 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 37 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 37 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 43 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 43 | UTEP | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 45 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 47 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 47 | North Texas | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 50 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 52 | South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 55 | BYU | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 55 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 57 | LSU | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 2 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| 59 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |