2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Clemson 13 10 2 0.20 0 0.8 0.2
2 Oregon 14 4 4 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
3 Temple 12 5 9 1.80 0 0.4 0.8
4 Iowa State 12 7 15 2.14 0 0.6 1.3
5 Baylor 12 12 32 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
6 Ohio State 14 3 9 3.00 0 0.2 0.6
6 Fresno State 13 8 24 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
6 Boston College 12 13 39 3.00 0 1.1 3.3
9 Miami (FL) 14 12 43 3.58 0 0.9 3.1
10 Georgia 14 5 18 3.60 0 0.4 1.3
11 Memphis 13 6 22 3.67 0 0.5 1.7
12 Purdue 12 16 59 3.69 0 1.3 4.9
13 Duke 14 12 45 3.75 0 0.9 3.2
13 SMU 13 16 60 3.75 0 1.2 4.6
15 Nebraska 13 6 23 3.83 0 0.5 1.8
16 Washington State 13 11 43 3.91 0 0.8 3.3
17 New Mexico 13 15 59 3.93 0 1.2 4.5
18 Southern Miss 13 16 63 3.94 0 1.2 4.8
19 Tennessee 13 9 36 4.00 0 0.7 2.8
20 Toledo 13 22 90 4.09 0 1.7 6.9
21 Illinois 13 9 38 4.22 1 0.7 2.9
22 Northwestern 13 12 51 4.25 0 0.9 3.9
23 Kennesaw State 14 12 52 4.33 0 0.9 3.7
24 Army 13 8 35 4.38 0 0.6 2.7
25 UNLV 14 14 62 4.43 0 1.0 4.4
26 Utah 13 6 27 4.50 0 0.5 2.1
27 New Mexico State 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
28 Kansas 12 17 83 4.88 0 1.4 6.9
29 Marshall 12 14 69 4.93 0 1.2 5.8
30 Kansas State 12 16 79 4.94 0 1.3 6.6
31 Notre Dame 12 2 11 5.50 0 0.2 0.9
31 Louisville 13 12 66 5.50 0 0.9 5.1
33 Ole Miss 14 13 75 5.77 0 0.9 5.4
34 Colorado State 12 19 110 5.79 0 1.6 9.2
35 Texas State 13 7 41 5.86 0 0.5 3.2
36 Buffalo 12 18 107 5.94 0 1.5 8.9
37 Auburn 12 8 48 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
38 Delaware 13 18 109 6.06 0 1.4 8.4
39 Arkansas State 13 11 67 6.09 0 0.8 5.2
40 Troy 14 19 116 6.11 0 1.4 8.3
41 West Virginia 12 28 172 6.14 0 2.3 14.3
42 Oklahoma State 12 24 150 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
43 Air Force 12 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.3
44 California 13 20 129 6.45 0 1.5 9.9
45 Louisiana 13 21 139 6.62 0 1.6 10.7
46 Tulsa 12 14 94 6.71 0 1.2 7.8
47 Missouri 13 10 68 6.80 0 0.8 5.2
48 Boise State 14 13 89 6.85 0 0.9 6.4
48 Pittsburgh 13 13 89 6.85 0 1.0 6.8
48 Northern Illinois 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
51 Connecticut 13 11 76 6.91 0 0.8 5.8
52 Florida 12 7 49 7.00 0 0.6 4.1
52 Michigan 13 17 119 7.00 0 1.3 9.2
54 Louisiana Tech 13 23 162 7.04 0 1.8 12.5
55 South Carolina 12 14 99 7.07 1 1.2 8.3
56 Appalachian State 13 18 128 7.11 0 1.4 9.8
57 Western Michigan 14 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 5.6
58 Liberty 12 11 80 7.27 0 0.9 6.7
58 Georgia Southern 13 15 109 7.27 0 1.2 8.4
60 James Madison 14 9 66 7.33 1 0.6 4.7
61 Vanderbilt 13 8 59 7.38 0 0.6 4.5
62 Indiana 14 12 90 7.50 0 0.9 6.4
63 Miami (OH) 14 10 77 7.70 0 0.7 5.5
64 San Diego State 13 19 147 7.74 0 1.5 11.3
65 Western Kentucky 13 25 194 7.76 0 1.9 14.9
66 Charlotte 12 22 171 7.77 0 1.8 14.3
67 Sam Houston State 12 18 143 7.94 0 1.5 11.9
67 UCLA 12 18 143 7.94 1 1.5 11.9
69 Penn State 13 9 72 8.00 0 0.7 5.5
69 FIU 13 20 160 8.00 2 1.5 12.3
71 UTEP 12 24 196 8.17 1 2.0 16.3
72 Tulane 14 17 143 8.41 0 1.2 10.2
73 Ball State 12 23 196 8.52 1 1.9 16.3
74 Texas 13 18 155 8.61 0 1.4 11.9
75 Maryland 12 11 95 8.64 0 0.9 7.9
76 Arizona 13 10 88 8.80 0 0.8 6.8
77 Navy 13 12 106 8.83 0 0.9 8.2
78 Texas Tech 14 10 89 8.90 0 0.7 6.4
79 Jacksonville State 14 12 107 8.92 0 0.9 7.6
80 North Carolina 12 17 152 8.94 0 1.4 12.7
81 Florida State 12 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 2.3
81 Ohio 13 13 117 9.00 1 1.0 9.0
81 Oklahoma 13 26 234 9.00 1 2.0 18.0
84 Nevada 12 13 118 9.08 1 1.1 9.8
85 Kent State 12 22 200 9.09 1 1.8 16.7
86 Utah State 13 20 184 9.20 1 1.5 14.2
87 Wyoming 12 23 215 9.35 2 1.9 17.9
88 Syracuse 12 16 151 9.44 2 1.3 12.6
89 South Alabama 12 19 180 9.47 0 1.6 15.0
90 Colorado 12 26 247 9.50 0 2.2 20.6
91 Eastern Michigan 12 18 172 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
92 Georgia Tech 13 11 106 9.64 0 0.8 8.2
93 UCF 12 15 145 9.67 1 1.3 12.1
94 Rice 13 23 224 9.74 0 1.8 17.2
95 Alabama 15 14 138 9.86 0 0.9 9.2
96 Wisconsin 12 26 259 9.96 0 2.2 21.6
97 Old Dominion 13 13 130 10.00 1 1.0 10.0
98 TCU 13 11 113 10.27 1 0.8 8.7
99 San Jose State 12 10 103 10.30 1 0.8 8.6
100 Akron 12 23 239 10.39 0 1.9 19.9
101 Minnesota 13 17 181 10.65 1 1.3 13.9
102 Louisiana-Monroe 12 15 163 10.87 0 1.3 13.6
103 Washington 13 8 88 11.00 0 0.6 6.8
104 Cincinnati 13 10 111 11.10 1 0.8 8.5
105 Central Michigan 13 11 123 11.18 1 0.8 9.5
106 East Carolina 13 9 101 11.22 0 0.7 7.8
107 Mississippi State 13 14 158 11.29 1 1.1 12.2
108 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 148 11.38 0 1.1 12.3
109 Iowa 13 7 80 11.43 0 0.5 6.2
110 BYU 14 9 103 11.44 0 0.6 7.4
111 Rutgers 12 5 59 11.80 0 0.4 4.9
112 Wake Forest 13 13 154 11.85 0 1.0 11.8
113 UAB 12 13 157 12.08 0 1.1 13.1
114 Florida Atlantic 12 9 110 12.22 0 0.8 9.2
115 Kentucky 12 14 173 12.36 0 1.2 14.4
116 Missouri State 13 19 238 12.53 1 1.5 18.3
117 UTSA 13 22 282 12.82 2 1.7 21.7
118 Stanford 12 21 278 13.24 0 1.8 23.2
119 Coastal Carolina 13 28 372 13.29 1 2.2 28.6
120 North Texas 14 6 80 13.33 1 0.4 5.7
120 Virginia 14 24 320 13.33 1 1.7 22.9
122 NC State 13 15 201 13.40 0 1.2 15.5
123 Texas A&M 13 14 189 13.50 1 1.1 14.5
124 LSU 13 25 368 14.72 2 1.9 28.3
125 Arizona State 13 17 252 14.82 0 1.3 19.4
126 Georgia State 12 24 357 14.88 1 2.0 29.8
127 Houston 13 16 239 14.94 0 1.2 18.4
128 Arkansas 12 7 105 15.00 1 0.6 8.8
129 Michigan State 12 26 398 15.31 2 2.2 33.2
130 Hawaii 13 16 249 15.56 1 1.2 19.2
131 Oregon State 12 36 579 16.08 2 3.0 48.3
132 USC 13 6 103 17.17 1 0.5 7.9
133 Massachusetts 12 19 352 18.53 1 1.6 29.3
134 Virginia Tech 12 14 266 19.00 1 1.2 22.2
135 Bowling Green 12 10 195 19.50 2 0.8 16.3
136 USF 13 8 173 21.63 0 0.6 13.3