2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Louisiana Tech 12 30 247 8.23 2 2.5 20.6
2 Penn State 13 31 334 10.77 2 2.4 25.7
3 Utah State 13 30 259 8.63 0 2.3 19.9
4 Texas A&M 13 27 324 12.00 1 2.1 24.9
4 Iowa 14 30 304 10.13 1 2.1 21.7
4 Georgia Southern 13 27 204 7.56 0 2.1 15.7
7 Michigan 15 30 312 10.40 0 2.0 20.8
7 Syracuse 13 26 258 9.92 0 2.0 19.8
7 Louisville 14 28 121 4.32 1 2.0 8.6
10 Virginia Tech 13 25 289 11.56 0 1.9 22.2
10 Florida State 14 27 298 11.04 0 1.9 21.3
10 Auburn 13 25 250 10.00 1 1.9 19.2
10 SMU 14 27 265 9.81 1 1.9 18.9
10 Charlotte 12 23 222 9.65 1 1.9 18.5
10 BYU 12 23 92 4.00 0 1.9 7.7
16 South Alabama 13 24 252 10.50 0 1.8 19.4
16 San Diego State 12 21 185 8.81 0 1.8 15.4
16 Clemson 13 23 182 7.91 0 1.8 14.0
16 Pittsburgh 12 22 106 4.82 0 1.8 8.8
16 Utah 13 24 111 4.63 0 1.8 8.5
21 Texas 14 24 381 15.88 2 1.7 27.2
21 Miami (Ohio) 14 24 299 12.46 0 1.7 21.4
21 Georgia 14 24 260 10.83 1 1.7 18.6
21 West Virginia 13 22 225 10.23 1 1.7 17.3
21 Wisconsin 13 22 194 8.82 0 1.7 14.9
21 Navy 12 20 176 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
21 Purdue 12 20 159 7.95 0 1.7 13.3
21 Sam Houston State 12 20 129 6.45 0 1.7 10.8
29 Tennessee 13 21 259 12.33 1 1.6 19.9
29 Oklahoma 13 21 137 6.52 1 1.6 10.5
31 USC 13 20 357 17.85 1 1.5 27.5
31 Rice 13 19 197 10.37 1 1.5 15.2
31 Oregon 14 21 201 9.57 0 1.5 14.4
31 Fresno State 13 20 184 9.20 0 1.5 14.2
35 James Madison 13 18 266 14.78 1 1.4 20.5
35 Colorado 12 17 176 10.35 0 1.4 14.7
35 Alabama 14 20 174 8.70 1 1.4 12.4
35 Old Dominion 13 18 125 6.94 0 1.4 9.6
35 UCLA 13 18 123 6.83 0 1.4 9.5
35 Toledo 14 19 105 5.53 0 1.4 7.5
35 South Florida 13 18 92 5.11 0 1.4 7.1
42 Florida Atlantic 12 15 282 18.80 1 1.3 23.5
42 UNLV 14 18 309 17.17 0 1.3 22.1
42 Arkansas 12 15 180 12.00 1 1.3 15.0
42 Mississippi State 12 16 189 11.81 1 1.3 15.8
42 Southern Mississippi 12 16 167 10.44 1 1.3 13.9
42 North Carolina State 13 17 171 10.06 0 1.3 13.2
42 Washington 15 19 184 9.68 1 1.3 12.3
42 Vanderbilt 12 15 145 9.67 0 1.3 12.1
42 Wake Forest 12 16 148 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
42 UCF 13 17 156 9.18 0 1.3 12.0
42 Bowling Green 13 17 128 7.53 1 1.3 9.8
42 UTSA 13 17 125 7.35 1 1.3 9.6
42 Houston 12 15 100 6.67 0 1.3 8.3
42 Akron 12 16 93 5.81 0 1.3 7.8
42 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 17 97 5.71 0 1.3 7.5
42 Central Michigan 12 15 68 4.53 0 1.3 5.7
42 Ohio State 13 17 75 4.41 0 1.3 5.8
42 Virginia 12 16 61 3.81 0 1.3 5.1
42 Cincinnati 12 15 52 3.47 0 1.3 4.3
42 Nebraska 12 16 48 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
62 Notre Dame 13 15 168 11.20 1 1.2 12.9
62 Florida 12 14 151 10.79 0 1.2 12.6
62 Arkansas State 13 16 161 10.06 1 1.2 12.4
62 Duke 13 16 149 9.31 0 1.2 11.5
62 Iowa State 13 16 127 7.94 0 1.2 9.8
62 Memphis 13 15 118 7.87 0 1.2 9.1
62 Kent State 12 14 106 7.57 0 1.2 8.8
62 New Mexico State 15 18 135 7.50 0 1.2 9.0
62 Hawai'i 13 15 101 6.73 0 1.2 7.8
62 Jacksonville State 13 16 87 5.44 1 1.2 6.7
62 Temple 12 14 76 5.43 0 1.2 6.3
62 Troy 14 17 86 5.06 0 1.2 6.1
62 Kansas State 13 16 73 4.56 0 1.2 5.6
62 Ohio 13 15 41 2.73 0 1.2 3.2
62 Ball State 12 14 15 1.07 0 1.2 1.3
77 Baylor 12 13 201 15.46 0 1.1 16.8
77 TCU 12 13 152 11.69 1 1.1 12.7
77 Colorado State 12 13 150 11.54 1 1.1 12.5
77 Florida International 12 13 132 10.15 0 1.1 11.0
77 Mississippi 13 14 117 8.36 1 1.1 9.0
77 South Carolina 12 13 98 7.54 1 1.1 8.2
77 East Carolina 12 13 96 7.38 0 1.1 8.0
77 Michigan State 12 13 89 6.85 0 1.1 7.4
77 Coastal Carolina 13 14 69 4.93 0 1.1 5.3
86 Oregon State 13 13 234 18.00 1 1.0 18.0
86 Illinois 12 12 133 11.08 0 1.0 11.1
86 Eastern Michigan 13 13 142 10.92 0 1.0 10.9
86 Tulane 14 14 146 10.43 1 1.0 10.4
86 Massachusetts 12 12 80 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
86 Arizona 13 13 78 6.00 1 1.0 6.0
86 Indiana 12 12 31 2.58 0 1.0 2.6
93 Texas Tech 13 12 234 19.50 1 0.9 18.0
93 Middle Tennessee 12 11 120 10.91 0 0.9 10.0
93 Georgia Tech 13 12 121 10.08 0 0.9 9.3
93 Boston College 13 12 112 9.33 0 0.9 8.6
93 Northern Illinois 13 12 104 8.67 1 0.9 8.0
93 Maryland 13 12 101 8.42 0 0.9 7.8
93 Texas State 13 12 83 6.92 0 0.9 6.4
93 Liberty 14 13 86 6.62 0 0.9 6.1
93 Miami (Florida) 13 12 79 6.58 0 0.9 6.1
93 Buffalo 12 11 50 4.55 0 0.9 4.2
93 North Texas 12 11 50 4.55 0 0.9 4.2
93 Connecticut 12 11 40 3.64 0 0.9 3.3
93 Oklahoma State 14 12 42 3.50 0 0.9 3.0
106 Arizona State 12 10 100 10.00 0 0.8 8.3
106 Washington State 12 9 70 7.78 0 0.8 5.8
106 Northwestern 13 11 70 6.36 0 0.8 5.4
106 Western Kentucky 13 11 40 3.64 0 0.8 3.1
110 North Carolina 13 9 114 12.67 1 0.7 8.8
110 UTEP 12 8 96 12.00 1 0.7 8.0
110 Louisiana-Monroe 12 8 75 9.38 1 0.7 6.3
110 Missouri 13 9 71 7.89 0 0.7 5.5
110 Wyoming 13 9 33 3.67 0 0.7 2.5
110 California 13 9 26 2.89 0 0.7 2.0
110 Georgia State 13 9 21 2.33 1 0.7 1.6
110 Marshall 13 9 19 2.11 0 0.7 1.5
118 San Jose State 13 8 156 19.50 2 0.6 12.0
118 Nevada 12 7 118 16.86 0 0.6 9.8
118 Army 12 7 113 16.14 2 0.6 9.4
118 Minnesota 13 8 94 11.75 0 0.6 7.2
118 Western Michigan 12 7 64 9.14 0 0.6 5.3
118 Kentucky 13 8 73 9.13 0 0.6 5.6
118 Stanford 12 7 48 6.86 0 0.6 4.0
118 Boise State 14 8 27 3.38 0 0.6 1.9
118 Air Force 13 8 23 2.88 0 0.6 1.8
127 Kansas 13 6 119 19.83 1 0.5 9.2
127 Tulsa 12 6 67 11.17 0 0.5 5.6
127 LSU 13 7 74 10.57 0 0.5 5.7
127 UAB 12 6 60 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
127 Rutgers 13 6 12 2.00 2 0.5 0.9
132 New Mexico 12 4 5 1.25 0 0.3 0.4
133 Appalachian State 14 2 37 18.50 0 0.1 2.6