2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Mississippi State 3 6 121 20.17 1 2.0 40.3
2 Tennessee 6 6 91 15.17 0 1.0 15.2
3 South Carolina 4 5 66 13.20 0 1.3 16.5
4 California 6 7 64 9.14 0 1.2 10.7
5 Michigan State 4 6 59 9.83 0 1.5 14.8
6 Washington State 6 6 57 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
7 Auburn 5 8 56 7.00 0 1.6 11.2
8 Utah 6 4 54 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
9 Arizona 6 5 50 10.00 0 0.8 8.3
10 Notre Dame 4 4 49 12.25 1 1.0 12.3
10 Oregon State 5 5 49 9.80 0 1.0 9.8
10 Louisville 3 7 49 7.00 0 2.3 16.3
13 North Carolina 4 4 48 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
13 TCU 5 6 48 8.00 0 1.2 9.6
15 Texas A&M 4 8 47 5.88 0 2.0 11.8
16 BYU 2 1 42 42.00 0 0.5 21.0
17 Louisiana Tech 1 4 41 10.25 0 4.0 41.0
17 Stanford 7 5 41 8.20 0 0.7 5.9
19 Southern Mississippi 2 3 40 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
20 New Mexico 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
21 Texas Tech 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
21 Clemson 4 3 37 12.33 0 0.8 9.3
23 Pittsburgh 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
24 Rutgers 3 1 35 35.00 1 0.3 11.7
24 Purdue 3 4 35 8.75 0 1.3 11.7
26 Arkansas 4 7 34 4.86 0 1.8 8.5
27 Bowling Green 2 3 31 10.33 1 1.5 15.5
28 Florida State 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
28 Georgia 7 5 30 6.00 0 0.7 4.3
30 Syracuse 4 6 29 4.83 0 1.5 7.3
31 Florida 7 7 28 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
32 Fresno State 2 1 27 27.00 0 0.5 13.5
32 Michigan 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 6 26 4.33 0 3.0 13.0
35 Connecticut 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
35 West Virginia 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
37 Oklahoma 4 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 5.8
37 Arkansas State 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
37 Washington 4 2 23 11.50 0 0.5 5.8
40 Kansas State 5 4 22 5.50 0 0.8 4.4
41 Colorado 7 3 20 6.67 0 0.4 2.9
42 Memphis 2 2 19 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
42 Boise State 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
42 Kentucky 4 3 19 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
45 Tulane 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
45 Boston College 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
45 USC 7 2 18 9.00 0 0.3 2.6
45 North Carolina State 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
45 Indiana 3 3 18 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
50 Virginia Tech 1 5 17 3.40 1 5.0 17.0
51 Iowa 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
52 Iowa State 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
52 Alabama 5 4 15 3.75 0 0.8 3.0
54 UTSA 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
55 Western Michigan 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
55 Miami (Florida) 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
55 Ohio State 4 2 12 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
58 Utah State 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
58 Illinois 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
58 Texas 4 4 10 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
61 UCLA 5 1 9 9.00 0 0.2 1.8
61 Central Michigan 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
61 Maryland 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
64 Georgia Tech 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
64 Vanderbilt 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
64 Penn State 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
64 Mississippi 4 4 8 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
68 Coastal Carolina 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
68 Army 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
70 Wake Forest 2 3 5 1.67 0 1.5 2.5
70 San Diego State 2 4 5 1.25 0 2.0 2.5
72 South Alabama 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
72 Arizona State 5 2 4 2.00 0 0.4 0.8
74 Marshall 2 3 3 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
75 Texas State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
76 Colorado State 1 2 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
76 UCF 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
76 SMU 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
76 UAB 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
76 East Carolina 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
76 Nevada 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
76 Virginia 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
76 Oklahoma State 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
76 Kent State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
76 Oregon 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
86 LSU 5 6 -1 -0.17 0 1.2 -0.2
86 Missouri 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
88 Baylor 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
88 Kansas 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
88 South Florida 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
91 Duke 1 1 -4 -4.00 0 1.0 -4.0