2022 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -8.0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 17 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 20 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 21 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 28 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 28 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 31 | New Mexico State | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 32 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 35 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 39 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 39 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 42 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 43 | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 44 | Army | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 46 | Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 50 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 51 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 52 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 54 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 55 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 56 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 57 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 58 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 59 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 60 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 62 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.0 |