2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 12/27/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| 3 | Oregon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 12 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Florida State | 12 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Temple | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Georgia | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 6 | North Texas | 14 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 1 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Memphis | 13 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Utah | 12 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 10 | USC | 12 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 12 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 13 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Army | 13 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 14 | Texas State | 12 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 14 | Florida | 12 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 14 | James Madison | 14 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Washington | 13 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 14 | Iowa | 12 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 14 | BYU | 14 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 12 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 14 | USF | 13 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.3 |
| 25 | Auburn | 12 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Air Force | 12 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 13 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 25 | Penn State | 13 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 13 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 31 | Clemson | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 31 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| 31 | Washington State | 13 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 12 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 31 | Illinois | 12 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | 13 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 31 | Navy | 12 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 13 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 31 | Missouri | 13 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 13 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 14 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 31 | Arizona | 12 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 31 | San Jose State | 12 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 12 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | 13 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 31 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 12 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 2 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 49 | Duke | 13 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 13 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| 49 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 49 | Louisville | 13 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 49 | Boise State | 14 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 49 | Liberty | 12 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 49 | Indiana | 13 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| 49 | Maryland | 12 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 49 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 49 | Alabama | 14 | 12 | 122 | 10.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| 49 | TCU | 12 | 11 | 113 | 10.27 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| 60 | Baylor | 12 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 60 | UNLV | 14 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 60 | Ohio | 13 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 60 | Old Dominion | 13 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 12 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 67 | Boston College | 12 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 67 | Nevada | 12 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 67 | UAB | 12 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 13 | 14 | 189 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.5 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 13 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| 72 | Southern Miss | 13 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 72 | Marshall | 12 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 72 | Tulsa | 12 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 12 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 72 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 14 | 111 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 72 | Tulane | 14 | 17 | 143 | 8.41 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 12 | 14 | 173 | 12.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 72 | NC State | 13 | 15 | 201 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.5 |
| 72 | Houston | 13 | 16 | 239 | 14.94 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.4 |
| 72 | Hawaii | 13 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 14 | 266 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 84 | Purdue | 12 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| 84 | SMU | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 12 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 84 | Michigan | 12 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 12 | 16 | 151 | 9.44 | 2 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 84 | UCF | 12 | 15 | 145 | 9.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 13 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 15 | 163 | 10.87 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| 93 | Kansas | 12 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 93 | Delaware | 13 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 93 | Troy | 14 | 19 | 116 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 93 | Appalachian State | 12 | 17 | 130 | 7.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 93 | Texas | 12 | 17 | 145 | 8.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.1 |
| 93 | North Carolina | 12 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.7 |
| 93 | Arizona State | 12 | 17 | 252 | 14.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.0 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 12 | 18 | 107 | 5.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 100 | California | 13 | 20 | 129 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 100 | San Diego State | 13 | 19 | 147 | 7.74 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 100 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 18 | 143 | 7.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 100 | UCLA | 12 | 18 | 143 | 7.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 100 | FIU | 13 | 20 | 160 | 8.00 | 2 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 100 | Utah State | 13 | 20 | 184 | 9.20 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 18 | 172 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 100 | Missouri State | 13 | 19 | 238 | 12.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 109 | Colorado State | 12 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 13 | 21 | 139 | 6.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.7 |
| 109 | South Alabama | 12 | 19 | 180 | 9.47 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
| 109 | Massachusetts | 12 | 19 | 352 | 18.53 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.3 |
| 113 | Toledo | 13 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 12 | 20 | 95 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| 113 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 20 | 137 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 113 | UTSA | 13 | 22 | 282 | 12.82 | 2 | 1.7 | 21.7 |
| 113 | Virginia | 14 | 24 | 320 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.9 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 12 | 22 | 171 | 7.77 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 118 | Kent State | 12 | 22 | 200 | 9.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| 118 | Rice | 12 | 21 | 220 | 10.48 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 118 | Stanford | 12 | 21 | 278 | 13.24 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.2 |
| 122 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 25 | 194 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.9 |
| 122 | Ball State | 12 | 23 | 196 | 8.52 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| 122 | Wyoming | 12 | 23 | 215 | 9.35 | 2 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 122 | Akron | 12 | 23 | 239 | 10.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 122 | LSU | 13 | 25 | 368 | 14.72 | 2 | 1.9 | 28.3 |
| 127 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 24 | 150 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 127 | UTEP | 12 | 24 | 196 | 8.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 127 | Oklahoma | 13 | 26 | 234 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 127 | Georgia State | 12 | 24 | 357 | 14.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.8 |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 25 | 296 | 11.84 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.7 |
| 132 | Colorado | 12 | 26 | 247 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.6 |
| 132 | Wisconsin | 12 | 26 | 259 | 9.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.6 |
| 132 | Michigan State | 12 | 26 | 398 | 15.31 | 2 | 2.2 | 33.2 |
| 135 | West Virginia | 12 | 28 | 172 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| 136 | Oregon State | 12 | 36 | 579 | 16.08 | 2 | 3.0 | 48.3 |