2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 10 | 5 | -20 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 9 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Temple | 8 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Clemson | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 7 | SMU | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 11 | Kansas | 10 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 11 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 15 | Baylor | 9 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 9 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 17 | Boston College | 11 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 13 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 19 | USC | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 10 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 22 | Washington State | 9 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 13 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Toledo | 13 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 10 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 27 | Marshall | 10 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 9 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 12 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| 30 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 31 | Duke | 11 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 32 | New Mexico State | 12 | 20 | 95 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| 33 | UNLV | 14 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 34 | Army | 10 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 35 | Kent State | 10 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 36 | Alabama | 9 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 39 | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 8 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 42 | UCLA | 8 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| 43 | Georgia | 9 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 43 | James Madison | 13 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 43 | California | 12 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 46 | Louisville | 10 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 48 | Colorado State | 12 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 49 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| 50 | Troy | 13 | 18 | 105 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 51 | Texas State | 12 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 52 | Louisiana | 12 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 53 | UCF | 9 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| 53 | UTEP | 11 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 12 | 18 | 107 | 5.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 55 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 57 | Delaware | 13 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 58 | Arkansas State | 13 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 59 | Michigan | 9 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 60 | Appalachian State | 12 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 61 | Utah | 11 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 7 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 63 | Air Force | 11 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 64 | Boise State | 13 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 8 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| 66 | Tulsa | 10 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 20 | 137 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 7 | 16 | 110 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.7 |
| 70 | Arizona | 11 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 71 | Connecticut | 13 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 72 | Auburn | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 23 | 162 | 7.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 13 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 10 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 76 | Charlotte | 9 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
| 77 | Liberty | 11 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 78 | Florida | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 79 | FIU | 13 | 21 | 160 | 7.62 | 2 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
| 80 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 81 | Indiana | 10 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 25 | 194 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.9 |
| 83 | Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 83 | Maryland | 10 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| 83 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 86 | Ball State | 12 | 23 | 196 | 8.52 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| 87 | Tulane | 11 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 88 | San Diego State | 12 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 89 | Navy | 11 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 11 | 21 | 187 | 8.90 | 2 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| 91 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 92 | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 93 | Nevada | 12 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 95 | Wisconsin | 6 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 96 | Colorado | 8 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 10 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
| 98 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 18 | 172 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 99 | Ohio | 12 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| 100 | Stanford | 8 | 14 | 136 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 101 | South Alabama | 10 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.6 |
| 102 | Utah State | 11 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 103 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 104 | NC State | 10 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.9 |
| 105 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| 106 | Washington | 10 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| 107 | Akron | 12 | 23 | 239 | 10.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 108 | Rice | 10 | 20 | 210 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 109 | UTSA | 10 | 12 | 128 | 10.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 8 | 19 | 210 | 11.05 | 1 | 2.4 | 26.3 |
| 111 | East Carolina | 11 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| 112 | Houston | 11 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 113 | TCU | 10 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.2 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 11 | 15 | 170 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.5 |
| 115 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 12 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 11 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 118 | LSU | 7 | 13 | 153 | 11.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| 119 | UAB | 10 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 120 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.0 |
| 121 | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 122 | Missouri State | 12 | 19 | 238 | 12.53 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 123 | North Texas | 12 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| 123 | Virginia | 14 | 24 | 320 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.9 |
| 125 | Arizona State | 9 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 126 | BYU | 10 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| 127 | Texas Tech | 9 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| 128 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 23 | 336 | 14.61 | 1 | 2.1 | 30.5 |
| 129 | Central Michigan | 12 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| 130 | Hawaii | 13 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.2 |
| 131 | Georgia State | 9 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 132 | Oregon State | 9 | 26 | 478 | 18.38 | 2 | 2.9 | 53.1 |
| 133 | Arkansas | 8 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
| 134 | Bowling Green | 12 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 2 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 135 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 11 | 255 | 23.18 | 1 | 1.2 | 28.3 |
| 136 | USF | 10 | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |