2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 1 | 85 | 85.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 11 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Oregon | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 13 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Duke | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Army | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 19 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 19 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 19 | Rice | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 19 | USF | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 19 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| 19 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 19 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 41.5 |
| 38 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 38 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 38 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 38 | Ole Miss | 6 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.5 |
| 38 | Alabama | 6 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 44 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 44 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 44 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 52 | Texas | 6 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
| 52 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 52 | Kansas | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 54.0 |
| 59 | Indiana | 6 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 59 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 61 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 142 | 20.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.5 |
| 61 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 188 | 26.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.0 |
| 63 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 63 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 63 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 63 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 63 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 63 | LSU | 6 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.8 |
| 63 | NC State | 3 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 5 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.8 |
| 78 | Wisconsin | 6 | 14 | 149 | 10.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.8 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 5 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.4 |
| 81 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.0 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.3 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 48.0 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 3 | 8 | 166 | 20.75 | 1 | 2.7 | 55.3 |
| 86 | Colorado | 4 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.0 |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 87 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.0 |
| 87 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 87 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 87 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 94 | Oregon State | 3 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 33.7 |
| 94 | UTSA | 3 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 1 | 3.3 | 51.3 |
| 96 | Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 96 | California | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 96 | Kent State | 2 | 8 | 131 | 16.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.5 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 182 | 45.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 182.0 |
| 100 | Georgia State | 3 | 13 | 168 | 12.92 | 1 | 4.3 | 56.0 |
| 101 | Appalachian State | 1 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 48.0 |