2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 7 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 3 | UNLV | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 4 | SMU | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 7 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Clemson | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Louisville | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Boston College | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Temple | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Memphis | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 14 | Troy | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 16 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 17 | Army | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 20 | Purdue | 7 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 21 | BYU | 7 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 22 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 24 | North Texas | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 24 | USC | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 26 | Toledo | 7 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| 27 | Baylor | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 28 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 30 | Southern Miss | 7 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 31 | New Mexico State | 6 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| 32 | Illinois | 7 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 1 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 33 | Michigan | 8 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 35 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 7 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 37 | James Madison | 6 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 39 | Liberty | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 40 | Ball State | 7 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 7 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 42 | Texas | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 45 | Kansas | 7 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.9 |
| 46 | Air Force | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 47 | Colorado State | 7 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Washington State | 7 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 50 | Marshall | 6 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 53 | Central Michigan | 7 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 54 | UCLA | 8 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 55 | Texas State | 6 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 55 | California | 7 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 57 | Charlotte | 7 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 58 | Auburn | 8 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 59 | Appalachian State | 7 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 7 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 62 | West Virginia | 7 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.3 |
| 63 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 16 | 108 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.4 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 7 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| 66 | UTEP | 6 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.2 |
| 67 | Alabama | 8 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 67 | Indiana | 7 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 67 | Louisiana | 7 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.0 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | 8 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 71 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 74 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 75 | Connecticut | 7 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| 76 | San Diego State | 6 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 7 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 7 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 79 | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 80 | Ohio | 7 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 6 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| 82 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 82 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| 84 | Maryland | 6 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 85 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 86 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 87 | Utah State | 7 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.7 |
| 88 | Florida | 6 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 88 | Colorado | 8 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| 91 | Houston | 7 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| 92 | Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.8 |
| 93 | Nevada | 7 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 94 | Tulane | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
| 96 | Delaware | 6 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 7 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 98 | Kent State | 7 | 18 | 188 | 10.44 | 1 | 2.6 | 26.9 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.1 |
| 100 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 102 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 102 | Akron | 8 | 17 | 187 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 23.4 |
| 104 | Virginia | 7 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 15 | 168 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.0 |
| 106 | Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.4 |
| 107 | Rice | 7 | 14 | 171 | 12.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| 108 | Boise State | 7 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 11 | 141 | 12.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.1 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 7 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.0 |
| 111 | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 7 | 14 | 188 | 13.43 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.9 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 7 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.3 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | 7 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.9 |
| 115 | UTSA | 6 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 116 | NC State | 7 | 11 | 155 | 14.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.1 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 7 | 21 | 296 | 14.10 | 1 | 3.0 | 42.3 |
| 118 | Georgia State | 7 | 18 | 254 | 14.11 | 1 | 2.6 | 36.3 |
| 119 | San Jose State | 6 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 120 | Stanford | 8 | 16 | 234 | 14.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 121 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 16 | 239 | 14.94 | 1 | 2.7 | 39.8 |
| 122 | Washington | 7 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
| 122 | UAB | 6 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| 124 | Wyoming | 7 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 2 | 1.1 | 18.1 |
| 125 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.1 |
| 126 | FIU | 6 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 2 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 127 | LSU | 7 | 16 | 267 | 16.69 | 1 | 2.3 | 38.1 |
| 128 | USF | 7 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| 129 | Bowling Green | 7 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.4 |
| 130 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 1 | 1.1 | 21.3 |
| 131 | Missouri State | 6 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.5 |
| 132 | Old Dominion | 7 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.6 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 7 | 16 | 314 | 19.63 | 1 | 2.3 | 44.9 |
| 134 | Arizona State | 7 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 135 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 188 | 23.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| 136 | Florida State | 6 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.3 |