2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 5 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 0.6 | -2.6 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Army | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | Delaware | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 1 | California | 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 1 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.2 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 4 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.8 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 6 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 6 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Akron | 6 | 14 | 168 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.6 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 2 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 5 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 1 | USF | 4 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 15.0 |
| 119 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 119 | Ball State | 5 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.6 |
| 119 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| 119 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 163 | 16.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 40.8 |
| 119 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 5 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.4 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 127 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 2 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| 127 | FIU | 5 | 9 | 132 | 14.67 | 2 | 1.8 | 26.4 |