2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 6 | Marshall | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 7 | UTSA | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 9 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Boston College | 8 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 12 | Baylor | 9 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 8 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 14 | Louisville | 8 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 8 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 17 | Georgia | 9 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 18 | Purdue | 9 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 19 | Duke | 9 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 20 | Ohio | 8 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 8 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| 23 | Old Dominion | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 25 | Liberty | 8 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 26 | Memphis | 8 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 8 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 10 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 29 | New Mexico State | 8 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 31 | Illinois | 9 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 9 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 33 | Troy | 9 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 9 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 34 | James Madison | 9 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 36 | Kansas | 9 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | 8 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 38 | SMU | 8 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| 39 | Utah | 9 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 39 | Army | 8 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 41 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 43 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 44 | Florida | 8 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 44 | Auburn | 8 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 44 | Tulane | 9 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 8 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 22 | 135 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.0 |
| 49 | Toledo | 8 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 50 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 9 | 23 | 143 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.6 | 15.9 |
| 52 | Louisiana | 8 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| 53 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 53 | Texas State | 8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 53 | UNLV | 9 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 53 | Kent State | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 58 | UTEP | 8 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 59 | Navy | 8 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 60 | Missouri | 8 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 60 | Air Force | 8 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 62 | Texas Tech | 10 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 8 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| 65 | California | 8 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 66 | North Texas | 9 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 67 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| 68 | Michigan | 9 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 69 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 70 | Arizona | 10 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 72 | Ball State | 8 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.6 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 74 | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 75 | Appalachian State | 8 | 16 | 130 | 8.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 76 | Akron | 8 | 14 | 122 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 8 | 19 | 166 | 8.74 | 2 | 2.4 | 20.8 |
| 78 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 79 | Delaware | 8 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 80 | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 82 | Colorado | 9 | 22 | 199 | 9.05 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.1 |
| 83 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 84 | Texas | 8 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 8 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 86 | Iowa | 9 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 87 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 8 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| 89 | UAB | 8 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 91 | UCLA | 9 | 15 | 146 | 9.73 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.2 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 8 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.8 |
| 93 | FIU | 8 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 93 | Missouri State | 8 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 95 | Wisconsin | 9 | 21 | 209 | 9.95 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.2 |
| 96 | Alabama | 9 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| 96 | Charlotte | 8 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 98 | TCU | 9 | 11 | 113 | 10.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| 99 | Utah State | 8 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 100 | North Carolina | 8 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 102 | UCF | 9 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
| 103 | Oklahoma | 8 | 17 | 186 | 10.94 | 1 | 2.1 | 23.3 |
| 104 | Washington | 9 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 105 | San Jose State | 8 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.9 |
| 106 | Rice | 8 | 15 | 174 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.8 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 9 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 108 | Nevada | 8 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
| 109 | Minnesota | 9 | 14 | 173 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.2 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 8 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 111 | NC State | 9 | 14 | 178 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 112 | Stanford | 8 | 15 | 192 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.0 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 114 | Florida State | 8 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 115 | Georgia State | 8 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| 117 | Virginia | 10 | 21 | 296 | 14.10 | 1 | 2.1 | 29.6 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| 119 | BYU | 10 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 120 | Bowling Green | 8 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 121 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 14 | 203 | 14.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| 122 | Cincinnati | 9 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 123 | Central Michigan | 8 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.9 |
| 124 | LSU | 8 | 21 | 334 | 15.90 | 2 | 2.6 | 41.8 |
| 125 | Michigan State | 9 | 24 | 388 | 16.17 | 2 | 2.7 | 43.1 |
| 126 | USF | 8 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.4 |
| 127 | Arizona State | 9 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.6 |
| 128 | Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| 129 | Hawaii | 8 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.5 |
| 130 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 172 | 19.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.1 |
| 131 | Oregon State | 2 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 5.5 | 119.0 |
| 132 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 133 | USC | 9 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
| 134 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.6 |