BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston turned an error into the best punt return of the 2024 college football season late Saturday night.

Kingston officially returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown in the Cougars’ upset win over No. 13 Kansas State, but he ran a lot more than that. Check out how his return unfolded after he dropped the punt while running and put himself in a precarious position early in the return.

The width of a football field is just over 53 yards and Kingston first touched the punt on his own 22-yard line before picking up the ball at the 10. That’s 12 yards and we estimate he ran about 48 yards or so down the field as he went from the near sideline to the far sideline.

Add those numbers to the official distance of his punt return and it’s safe to say Kingston sprinted approximately 137 yards after touching the ball to reach the end zone.

He also nearly made another terrible mistake at the end of the punt return. If you look closely, Kingston dropped the ball just after he crossed the goal line. Luckily, a BYU teammate picked up the ball in the end zone as Kingston was celebrating, so even if he had dropped the ball too early, the TD would have counted.

The return extended BYU’s lead to 31-6 in the 38-9 loss. Kansas State turned the ball over three times in the second and third quarters, while BYU converted all three of those scores into points. The Wildcats led 6-3 before their first turnover, and BYU ripped off 28 straight points thanks to the three turnovers and the punt return.