2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -4.5 |
| 2 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 26 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 30 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 32 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 33 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 34 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 35 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 36 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 39 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 40 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 40 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 42 | Colorado | 4 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.0 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 43 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 43 | USF | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 43 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.3 |
| 48 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 49 | Kansas | 3 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.7 |
| 50 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 51 | Oregon State | 3 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 33.7 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 53 | Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 54 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 55 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 56 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 57 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 58 | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 61 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 3 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 3.0 | 44.3 |
| 64 | Georgia State | 3 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 1 | 3.7 | 57.3 |
| 65 | Kent State | 2 | 8 | 131 | 16.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.5 |
| 66 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 67 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 68 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 71 | NC State | 2 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
| 72 | Stanford | 3 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.7 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 74 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 75 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 76 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.0 |
| 77 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 78 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.5 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 81 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 142.0 |
| 82 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 83 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 84 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 85 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 108.0 |
| 86 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 23.0 |