2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2 | Clemson | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Utah | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 4 | Florida State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 9 | Baylor | 7 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 10 | Texas State | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Delaware | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Boise State | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Washington State | 8 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Toledo | 5 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.4 |
| 15 | Temple | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Boston College | 8 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 5 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Memphis | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Duke | 11 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 22 | Louisville | 8 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 8 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 6 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| 26 | Purdue | 9 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 7 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| 28 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 29 | New Mexico State | 6 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 32 | Marshall | 6 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 33 | Ohio | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 35 | Buffalo | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 8 | 18 | 93 | 5.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.6 |
| 37 | Auburn | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 7 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 40 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 41 | SMU | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 42 | Army | 6 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 44 | Colorado State | 9 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| 45 | Kansas | 7 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.2 |
| 47 | Air Force | 7 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 48 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| 49 | Rice | 8 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 50 | Appalachian State | 7 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| 51 | Troy | 8 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 52 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.7 |
| 53 | Louisiana | 7 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| 54 | UCLA | 10 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 55 | Arkansas State | 7 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 56 | Tulane | 9 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
| 57 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 57 | Illinois | 8 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 1 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 59 | Indiana | 8 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 6 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 62 | California | 7 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.9 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 63 | Florida | 8 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 65 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | 7 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 19 | 165 | 8.68 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.6 |
| 68 | Iowa | 8 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 69 | Penn State | 8 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.7 |
| 72 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 7 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | 7 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 6 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.7 |
| 77 | Navy | 6 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 78 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 8 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 1 | 2.1 | 20.8 |
| 80 | Missouri State | 7 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 7 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| 82 | Liberty | 8 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 83 | Wisconsin | 9 | 21 | 208 | 9.90 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.1 |
| 84 | Colorado | 9 | 23 | 228 | 9.91 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.3 |
| 85 | Syracuse | 9 | 14 | 139 | 9.93 | 2 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 87 | James Madison | 7 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 90 | Utah State | 8 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 91 | BYU | 9 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| 92 | Nevada | 7 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| 93 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 5 | 15 | 169 | 11.27 | 2 | 3.0 | 33.8 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| 96 | FIU | 8 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 97 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 15 | 176 | 11.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.3 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 8 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 99 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | 9 | 13 | 158 | 12.15 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.6 |
| 101 | UAB | 7 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 103 | Texas | 6 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
| 104 | Alabama | 9 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.1 |
| 105 | Old Dominion | 5 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.2 |
| 106 | Arizona | 7 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 7 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.9 |
| 108 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 8 | 110 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.7 |
| 109 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 110 | UTEP | 6 | 10 | 139 | 13.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.2 |
| 111 | Akron | 3 | 10 | 143 | 14.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 47.7 |
| 112 | North Texas | 8 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 113 | Stanford | 8 | 13 | 190 | 14.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.8 |
| 114 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 115 | NC State | 9 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| 116 | Kentucky | 7 | 11 | 164 | 14.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
| 117 | Kent State | 4 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 118 | LSU | 9 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.7 |
| 119 | Georgia State | 7 | 19 | 298 | 15.68 | 1 | 2.7 | 42.6 |
| 120 | Texas A&M | 6 | 11 | 175 | 15.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 29.2 |
| 121 | Virginia | 8 | 15 | 239 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.9 | 29.9 |
| 122 | Arizona State | 8 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| 123 | UTSA | 8 | 16 | 263 | 16.44 | 2 | 2.0 | 32.9 |
| 124 | USF | 7 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 125 | Michigan State | 8 | 21 | 351 | 16.71 | 2 | 2.6 | 43.9 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 11 | 186 | 16.91 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| 127 | USC | 10 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 8 | 29 | 504 | 17.38 | 1 | 3.6 | 63.0 |
| 129 | Cincinnati | 7 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.7 |
| 130 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 131 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| 132 | Arkansas | 9 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.9 |
| 133 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 134 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 135 | TCU | 7 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 1 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 5 | 11 | 270 | 24.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 54.0 |