2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 USC 5 6 114 19.00 0 1.2 22.8
2 Michigan 5 7 103 14.71 0 1.4 20.6
3 Baylor 2 3 101 33.67 0 1.5 50.5
4 Clemson 3 9 79 8.78 0 3.0 26.3
5 Colorado 2 7 75 10.71 0 3.5 37.5
6 Texas 6 6 72 12.00 1 1.0 12.0
7 Georgia 5 7 71 10.14 0 1.4 14.2
8 Purdue 3 4 66 16.50 0 1.3 22.0
9 Louisville 3 7 63 9.00 0 2.3 21.0
10 Wisconsin 3 6 62 10.33 0 2.0 20.7
11 Texas A&M 5 6 61 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
12 BYU 4 8 55 6.88 0 2.0 13.8
13 Navy 2 5 53 10.60 0 2.5 26.5
14 Miami (Florida) 4 5 52 10.40 0 1.3 13.0
15 Mississippi State 4 4 49 12.25 0 1.0 12.3
16 Iowa 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
17 Tulane 2 3 47 15.67 0 1.5 23.5
18 Duke 5 5 46 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
19 Indiana 4 4 45 11.25 0 1.0 11.3
20 Maryland 3 4 44 11.00 0 1.3 14.7
20 Virginia Tech 3 4 44 11.00 0 1.3 14.7
20 North Carolina State 4 5 44 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
23 Northwestern 2 2 38 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
24 Illinois 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
25 Arizona State 4 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 9.0
26 Charlotte 1 2 35 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
27 UCF 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
28 Texas Tech 4 1 33 33.00 0 0.3 8.3
29 Washington 5 3 32 10.67 0 0.6 6.4
29 Wake Forest 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
31 Oregon State 4 3 31 10.33 0 0.8 7.8
32 Memphis 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
33 TCU 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
33 Kansas State 5 6 29 4.83 0 1.2 5.8
35 Ohio State 4 6 26 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
36 UNLV 2 2 24 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
36 Georgia Tech 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
38 Utah State 1 2 22 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
38 South Florida 1 3 22 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
38 Oklahoma State 4 3 22 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
41 Auburn 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
42 Wyoming 1 2 17 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
42 Penn State 4 6 17 2.83 0 1.5 4.3
44 North Texas 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
45 Michigan State 5 4 15 3.75 0 0.8 3.0
46 Old Dominion 1 2 13 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
46 Utah 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
46 East Carolina 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
46 Louisiana Tech 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
50 Hawai'i 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
50 Oregon 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
50 Nebraska 2 4 12 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
53 Syracuse 2 4 11 2.75 0 2.0 5.5
53 West Virginia 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
53 Iowa State 6 8 11 1.38 0 1.3 1.8
56 Louisiana-Monroe 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
56 Marshall 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
56 Virginia 3 3 10 3.33 0 1.0 3.3
56 Mississippi 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
56 Houston 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
61 Kentucky 6 1 9 9.00 0 0.2 1.5
61 Florida State 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
61 South Alabama 1 3 9 3.00 0 3.0 9.0
61 South Carolina 4 4 9 2.25 0 1.0 2.3
65 Central Michigan 1 2 7 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
65 North Carolina 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
65 Cincinnati 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
68 New Mexico State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
68 Boston College 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
68 Florida 5 1 6 6.00 0 0.2 1.2
68 Arkansas 4 4 6 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
72 Liberty 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
72 Buffalo 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
72 Tennessee 4 5 4 0.80 0 1.3 1.0
75 Connecticut 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
76 Washington State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
76 Kansas 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
78 Missouri 5 1 1 1.00 0 0.2 0.2
79 Bowling Green 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
79 Oklahoma 5 3 0 0.00 0 0.6 0.0
79 Notre Dame 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
82 Pittsburgh 3 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.0 -0.3
82 Arizona 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
82 Sam Houston State 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
82 Temple 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
86 California 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
87 LSU 4 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.3 -0.8
88 Vanderbilt 4 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.3 -1.0
89 SMU 1 2 -5 -2.50 0 2.0 -5.0
90 Rutgers 4 1 -9 -9.00 0 0.3 -2.3
91 Alabama 6 3 -13 -4.33 0 0.5 -2.2