2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 20 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 24 | USC | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 28 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 30 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 33 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 33 | Ole Miss | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 33 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 38 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 38 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Auburn | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 41 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 43 | USF | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 43 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 46 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 46 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 48 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 50 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 52 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 53 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 54 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 55 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 56 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 57 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 57 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 2 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 41.5 |
| 61 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.7 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 64 | Georgia State | 3 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 1 | 3.7 | 57.3 |
| 65 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 66 | NC State | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 67 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 108.0 |
| 68 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 142.0 |