2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/28/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Utah | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Delaware | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 5 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.8 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 6 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.6 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 13 | 164 | 12.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 5 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.6 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 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 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 123 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.8 |
| 123 | Ohio | 5 | 10 | 105 | 10.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 123 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 5 | 14 | 216 | 15.43 | 1 | 2.8 | 43.2 |
| 123 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 123 | UTSA | 4 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 40.3 |
| 123 | Georgia State | 4 | 12 | 194 | 16.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 48.5 |
| 123 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 123 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 5 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.4 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 247 | 30.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.8 |
| 134 | FIU | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 2 | 1.8 | 32.8 |