Cornelius Bennett has gained the most yards per punt return by a tight end in a season, with 48.0 per return in 1983.
| NAME | PR AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Bennett | 48.0 | 1983 |  ALA | 11 | 1 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | |||||
| 2 |  | L. Musgrave | 37.0 | 2021 |  ORST | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| 3 | | S. Johnson | 35.0 | 2016 |  WKU | 14 | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 4 | | R. Roberts | 35.0 | 1990 |  NIU | 11 | 1 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | |||||
| 5 |  | B. Burdette | 33.0 | 2004 |  UTAH | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 6 | | M. Jones | 32.0 | 1992 |  WYO | 12 | 1 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | |||||
| 7 |  | D. Traylor | 29.0 | 2011 |  CLEM | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | | T. Stombaugh | 29.0 | 1997 |  IDHO | 11 | 1 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | | J. Collins | 28.0 | 2004 |  ND | 5 | 1 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | | M. Jocz | 27.0 | 2016 |  MICH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| 11 | | S. Thompson | 25.0 | 1998 |  FRES | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | |||||
| 12 |  | E. Waters | 24.0 | 2011 |  MIZ | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 |  | E. Cobb | 23.0 | 2006 |  NW | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 14 |  | M. Riley | 21.0 | 2024 |  AUB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 15 | | T. Sudderth | 21.0 | 2022 |  MTSU | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | B. Willis | 21.0 | 2018 |  OKLA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 17 | | E. Worley | 21.0 | 2001 | NW | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 |  | A. Watson | 20.0 | 2010 |  NCST | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | | G. Wood | 20.0 | 1989 | WYO | 11 | 2 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | | R. Gilliam | 19.0 | 2018 |  TOL | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | | L. Bynum | 19.0 | 2011 |  EMU | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | | T. McNair | 18.3 | 1985 |  TEM | 11 | 15 | 260 | 17.3 | 23.6 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 23 | | G. Prince | 18.0 | 2018 |  UAB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Collins | 18.0 | 2007 |  WSU | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | |||||
| 25 |  | D. Pitta | 18.0 | 2004 |  BYU | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | |||||
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per punt return going back to the 1977 season.
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| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Texas | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Tulane | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Texas A&M| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
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Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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