2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 14 | 155 | 11.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 41.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 8 | 131 | 16.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.5 |
| 1 | NC State | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 142 | 20.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 89 | Georgia State | 3 | 13 | 168 | 12.92 | 1 | 4.3 | 56.0 |
| 89 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 5 | 8 | 119 | 14.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.8 |
| 89 | UTSA | 3 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 1 | 3.3 | 51.3 |
| 89 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.0 |
| 89 | LSU | 5 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 1 | 2.4 | 43.0 |
| 89 | Texas A&M | 3 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 15.6 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.3 |
| 89 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 35.5 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 54.0 |
| 89 | USC | 3 | 1 | 85 | 85.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 28.3 |