2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 1 | Texas State | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.2 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 1 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.6 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 12 | 122 | 10.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 8 | 95 | 11.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.4 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 118 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 118 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 1 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 118 | BYU | 5 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 1 | 2.8 | 24.6 |
| 118 | Georgia State | 5 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.6 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| 118 | UTEP | 6 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 118 | Arkansas State | 5 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 118 | California | 5 | 9 | 131 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.2 |
| 118 | Ball State | 5 | 11 | 180 | 16.36 | 1 | 2.2 | 36.0 |
| 118 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 118 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.2 |
| 118 | Virginia | 5 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 35.6 |
| 118 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.6 |