2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 5 | -20 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | -2.2 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 7 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| 3 | Temple | 7 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 4 | Oregon | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 6 | Clemson | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Memphis | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Auburn | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 13 | SMU | 11 | 15 | 13 | 0.87 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Kansas | 8 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 16 | Louisville | 9 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 17 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 9 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 17 | North Texas | 11 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 20 | USC | 9 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Purdue | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 21 | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Florida | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 10 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 25 | UTSA | 9 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 12 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Army | 9 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 28 | Old Dominion | 10 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Utah | 10 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Washington State | 8 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 31 | Alabama | 8 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 31 | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | 9 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 37 | Baylor | 10 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 38 | James Madison | 13 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 39 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 40 | Boston College | 10 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 41 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 41 | Washington | 9 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 43 | Texas State | 11 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 44 | Duke | 9 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 9 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 10 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 47 | Marshall | 10 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 8 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 50 | Air Force | 11 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 51 | Navy | 9 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 11 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 54 | Michigan | 9 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 55 | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 10 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 57 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 57 | Rutgers | 10 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
| 59 | Arizona | 11 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 12 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 61 | UNLV | 13 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 62 | UCLA | 8 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 10 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 64 | Arkansas State | 12 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 65 | Kent State | 10 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.9 |
| 66 | Boise State | 12 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 68 | Maryland | 10 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 12 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| 70 | UCF | 10 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 70 | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 72 | Toledo | 12 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 73 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 12 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| 74 | Indiana | 11 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 76 | Liberty | 11 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 77 | BYU | 9 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 11 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 79 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 7 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.4 |
| 79 | East Carolina | 10 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 82 | California | 11 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 83 | NC State | 8 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 84 | Louisiana | 10 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 84 | Colorado | 8 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 86 | North Carolina | 11 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | 12 | 20 | 95 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| 88 | Ohio | 11 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| 89 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 90 | Delaware | 12 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 90 | TCU | 11 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 92 | San Jose State | 11 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 9 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 94 | Troy | 12 | 18 | 105 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 12 | 18 | 107 | 5.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 95 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.2 |
| 95 | USF | 9 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.9 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 12 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.0 |
| 100 | Tulane | 11 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 10 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| 102 | Charlotte | 9 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
| 103 | Nevada | 12 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 11 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 106 | UTEP | 11 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 107 | Utah State | 10 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 108 | Stanford | 8 | 14 | 136 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 20 | 137 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 110 | Arizona State | 9 | 11 | 140 | 12.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
| 111 | San Diego State | 12 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 7 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.6 |
| 113 | West Virginia | 9 | 21 | 146 | 6.95 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.2 |
| 114 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 116 | FIU | 12 | 19 | 151 | 7.95 | 2 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 117 | LSU | 7 | 13 | 153 | 11.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| 118 | UAB | 10 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 119 | Hawaii | 11 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.7 |
| 120 | South Alabama | 10 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.6 |
| 121 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 22 | 172 | 7.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 18 | 172 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 123 | Wyoming | 11 | 21 | 187 | 8.90 | 2 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| 124 | Georgia State | 9 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 12 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 2 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 126 | Ball State | 12 | 23 | 196 | 8.52 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| 127 | Missouri State | 11 | 16 | 199 | 12.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.1 |
| 127 | Houston | 10 | 14 | 199 | 14.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.9 |
| 129 | Rice | 10 | 19 | 208 | 10.95 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.8 |
| 130 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 9 | 209 | 23.22 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.1 |
| 131 | Akron | 12 | 23 | 239 | 10.39 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 132 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 20 | 260 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 11 | 16 | 311 | 19.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 134 | Virginia | 13 | 24 | 320 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.6 |
| 135 | Michigan State | 9 | 22 | 357 | 16.23 | 2 | 2.4 | 39.7 |
| 136 | Oregon State | 10 | 29 | 496 | 17.10 | 2 | 2.9 | 49.6 |