2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 12/19/2025

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 Florida State 12 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 2.3
4 Oregon 12 4 4 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
4 North Texas 13 4 17 4.25 0 0.3 1.3
4 Nebraska 12 4 22 5.50 0 0.3 1.8
7 Temple 12 5 9 1.80 0 0.4 0.8
7 Georgia 13 5 18 3.60 0 0.4 1.4
7 Rutgers 12 5 59 11.80 0 0.4 4.9
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 James Madison 13 6 33 5.50 0 0.5 2.5
10 Vanderbilt 12 6 34 5.67 0 0.5 2.8
10 USC 12 6 103 17.17 1 0.5 8.6
15 Iowa State 12 7 15 2.14 0 0.6 1.3
15 Texas State 12 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.4
15 Florida 12 7 49 7.00 0 0.6 4.1
15 Iowa 12 7 80 11.43 0 0.6 6.7
15 Arkansas 12 7 105 15.00 1 0.6 8.8
20 Fresno State 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
20 Army 12 8 35 4.38 0 0.7 2.9
20 Auburn 12 8 48 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
20 Air Force 12 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.3
20 Missouri 12 8 67 8.38 0 0.7 5.6
20 Washington 13 8 88 11.00 0 0.6 6.8
20 East Carolina 12 8 99 12.38 0 0.7 8.3
20 USF 13 8 173 21.63 0 0.6 13.3
28 Clemson 12 9 2 0.22 0 0.8 0.2
28 Tennessee 12 9 36 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
28 Louisville 12 9 37 4.11 0 0.8 3.1
28 Illinois 12 9 38 4.22 1 0.8 3.2
28 Miami (FL) 12 9 44 4.89 0 0.8 3.7
28 Navy 12 9 53 5.89 0 0.8 4.4
28 Texas Tech 13 9 61 6.78 0 0.7 4.7
28 Georgia Tech 12 9 68 7.56 0 0.8 5.7
28 Penn State 12 9 72 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
28 Miami (OH) 13 9 77 8.56 0 0.7 5.9
28 BYU 13 9 103 11.44 0 0.7 7.9
28 Florida Atlantic 12 9 110 12.22 0 0.8 9.2
40 Ole Miss 12 10 49 4.90 0 0.8 4.1
40 Connecticut 12 10 73 7.30 0 0.8 6.1
40 Arizona 12 10 88 8.80 0 0.8 7.3
40 San Jose State 12 10 103 10.30 1 0.8 8.6
40 Texas A&M 12 10 107 10.70 1 0.8 8.9
40 Cincinnati 12 10 111 11.10 1 0.8 9.3
40 Bowling Green 12 10 195 19.50 2 0.8 16.3
47 Washington State 12 11 43 3.91 0 0.9 3.6
47 Northwestern 12 11 46 4.18 0 0.9 3.8
47 Arkansas State 13 11 67 6.09 0 0.8 5.2
47 Western Michigan 14 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 5.6
47 Liberty 12 11 80 7.27 0 0.9 6.7
47 Maryland 12 11 95 8.64 0 0.9 7.9
47 TCU 12 11 113 10.27 1 0.9 9.4
47 Central Michigan 12 11 123 11.18 1 0.9 10.3
55 Baylor 12 12 32 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
55 Duke 13 12 45 3.75 0 0.9 3.5
55 Kennesaw State 14 12 52 4.33 0 0.9 3.7
55 UNLV 13 12 64 5.33 0 0.9 4.9
55 Indiana 13 12 90 7.50 0 0.9 6.9
55 Jacksonville State 14 12 107 8.92 0 0.9 7.6
55 Wake Forest 12 12 110 9.17 0 1.0 9.2
55 Alabama 14 12 122 10.17 0 0.9 8.7
55 Mississippi State 12 12 154 12.83 1 1.0 12.8
64 Boston College 12 13 39 3.00 0 1.1 3.3
64 Boise State 14 13 89 6.85 0 0.9 6.4
64 Pittsburgh 12 13 89 6.85 0 1.1 7.4
64 Ohio 12 13 117 9.00 1 1.1 9.8
64 Nevada 12 13 118 9.08 1 1.1 9.8
64 Old Dominion 13 13 130 10.00 1 1.0 10.0
64 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 148 11.38 0 1.1 12.3
64 UAB 12 13 157 12.08 0 1.1 13.1
64 Virginia Tech 12 13 266 20.46 1 1.1 22.2
73 New Mexico 12 14 55 3.93 0 1.2 4.6
73 Marshall 12 14 69 4.93 0 1.2 5.8
73 Tulsa 12 14 94 6.71 0 1.2 7.8
73 South Carolina 12 14 99 7.07 1 1.2 8.3
73 Georgia Southern 12 14 111 7.93 0 1.2 9.3
73 Kentucky 12 14 173 12.36 0 1.2 14.4
73 Hawaii 12 14 215 15.36 1 1.2 17.9
80 Michigan 12 15 91 6.07 0 1.3 7.6
80 UCF 12 15 145 9.67 1 1.3 12.1
80 Louisiana-Monroe 12 15 163 10.87 0 1.3 13.6
80 NC State 13 15 201 13.40 0 1.2 15.5
80 Houston 12 15 229 15.27 0 1.3 19.1
85 Purdue 12 16 59 3.69 0 1.3 4.9
85 SMU 12 16 60 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
85 Southern Miss 12 16 63 3.94 0 1.3 5.3
85 Kansas State 12 16 79 4.94 0 1.3 6.6
85 San Diego State 12 16 141 8.81 0 1.3 11.8
85 Louisiana Tech 12 16 150 9.38 0 1.3 12.5
85 Syracuse 12 16 151 9.44 2 1.3 12.6
85 Minnesota 12 16 179 11.19 1 1.3 14.9
93 Kansas 12 17 83 4.88 0 1.4 6.9
93 Appalachian State 12 17 130 7.65 0 1.4 10.8
93 Tulane 13 17 143 8.41 0 1.3 11.0
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
99 Toledo 12 18 76 4.22 0 1.5 6.3
99 Buffalo 12 18 107 5.94 0 1.5 8.9
99 Delaware 13 18 109 6.06 0 1.4 8.4
99 Sam Houston State 12 18 143 7.94 0 1.5 11.9
99 UCLA 12 18 143 7.94 1 1.5 11.9
99 Eastern Michigan 12 18 172 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
105 Colorado State 12 19 110 5.79 0 1.6 9.2
105 Troy 14 19 116 6.11 0 1.4 8.3
105 California 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
105 FIU 12 19 151 7.95 2 1.6 12.6
105 Utah State 12 19 155 8.16 1 1.6 12.9
105 UTSA 12 19 178 9.37 1 1.6 14.8
105 South Alabama 12 19 180 9.47 0 1.6 15.0
105 Missouri State 13 19 238 12.53 1 1.5 18.3
105 Massachusetts 12 19 352 18.53 1 1.6 29.3
114 New Mexico State 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
114 Northern Illinois 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
116 Louisiana 13 21 139 6.62 0 1.6 10.7
116 Rice 12 21 220 10.48 0 1.8 18.3
116 Stanford 12 21 278 13.24 0 1.8 23.2
119 Charlotte 12 22 171 7.77 0 1.8 14.3
119 Western Kentucky 12 22 172 7.82 0 1.8 14.3
119 Kent State 12 22 200 9.09 1 1.8 16.7
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
125 Oklahoma State 12 24 150 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
125 UTEP 12 24 196 8.17 1 2.0 16.3
125 Virginia 13 24 320 13.33 1 1.8 24.6
125 Georgia State 12 24 357 14.88 1 2.0 29.8
129 Coastal Carolina 12 25 296 11.84 1 2.1 24.7
129 LSU 12 25 368 14.72 2 2.1 30.7
131 Oklahoma 13 26 234 9.00 1 2.0 18.0
131 Colorado 12 26 247 9.50 0 2.2 20.6
131 Wisconsin 12 26 259 9.96 0 2.2 21.6
131 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