2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 13 3 9 3.00 0 0.2 0.7
1 Notre Dame 12 2 11 5.50 0 0.2 0.9
3 Florida State 11 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 2.5
4 Georgia 13 5 18 3.60 0 0.4 1.4
4 Oregon 14 6 27 4.50 0 0.4 1.9
4 Utah 12 5 29 5.80 0 0.4 2.4
4 North Texas 13 5 73 14.60 1 0.4 5.6
8 Temple 11 5 9 1.80 0 0.5 0.8
8 Memphis 12 6 22 3.67 0 0.5 1.8
8 Nebraska 12 6 23 3.83 0 0.5 1.9
8 Rutgers 11 5 59 11.80 0 0.5 5.4
8 Arkansas 11 6 100 16.67 1 0.5 9.1
8 USC 13 6 103 17.17 1 0.5 7.9
14 Iowa State 11 7 15 2.14 0 0.6 1.4
14 Texas State 12 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.4
14 Florida 11 7 49 7.00 0 0.6 4.5
14 Iowa 12 7 80 11.43 0 0.6 6.7
14 Florida Atlantic 11 7 96 13.71 0 0.6 8.7
19 Fresno State 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
19 Army 12 8 35 4.38 0 0.7 2.9
19 Auburn 11 8 48 6.00 0 0.7 4.4
19 Air Force 11 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.6
19 Vanderbilt 12 8 59 7.38 0 0.7 4.9
19 James Madison 13 9 81 9.00 1 0.7 6.2
19 Washington 12 8 88 11.00 0 0.7 7.3
19 BYU 13 9 103 11.44 0 0.7 7.9
19 USF 12 8 173 21.63 0 0.7 14.4
28 Clemson 12 10 2 0.20 0 0.8 0.2
28 Tennessee 12 9 36 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
28 Illinois 12 9 38 4.22 1 0.8 3.2
28 Washington State 12 10 43 4.30 0 0.8 3.6
28 Arkansas State 12 10 65 6.50 0 0.8 5.4
28 Missouri 12 10 68 6.80 0 0.8 5.7
28 Western Michigan 13 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 6.1
28 Arizona 12 9 68 7.56 0 0.8 5.7
28 Penn State 12 9 72 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
28 Texas Tech 13 10 89 8.90 0 0.8 6.8
28 Miami (OH) 13 10 99 9.90 0 0.8 7.6
28 Cincinnati 12 10 111 11.10 1 0.8 9.3
28 East Carolina 12 9 101 11.22 0 0.8 8.4
41 Miami (FL) 15 13 43 3.31 1 0.9 2.9
41 Duke 13 12 45 3.75 0 0.9 3.5
41 UNLV 13 12 55 4.58 0 0.9 4.2
41 Kennesaw State 13 12 59 4.92 0 0.9 4.5
41 Ole Miss 14 12 78 6.50 0 0.9 5.6
41 Connecticut 12 11 76 6.91 0 0.9 6.3
41 Ohio 12 11 82 7.45 1 0.9 6.8
41 Jacksonville State 13 12 107 8.92 0 0.9 8.2
41 Maryland 11 10 95 9.50 0 0.9 8.6
41 Georgia Tech 12 11 106 9.64 0 0.9 8.8
41 TCU 12 11 113 10.27 1 0.9 9.4
41 San Jose State 11 10 103 10.30 1 0.9 9.4
41 Central Michigan 12 11 123 11.18 1 0.9 10.3
41 Bowling Green 11 10 195 19.50 2 0.9 17.7
55 Baylor 11 11 32 2.91 0 1.0 2.9
55 Northwestern 12 12 51 4.25 0 1.0 4.3
55 Louisville 12 12 66 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
55 Boise State 13 13 89 6.85 0 1.0 6.8
55 Pittsburgh 12 12 85 7.08 0 1.0 7.1
55 Liberty 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
55 Middle Tennessee State 11 11 86 7.82 0 1.0 7.8
55 Navy 12 12 106 8.83 0 1.0 8.8
55 Alabama 14 14 138 9.86 0 1.0 9.9
64 Boston College 11 12 38 3.17 0 1.1 3.5
64 Tulsa 11 12 76 6.33 0 1.1 6.9
64 Georgia Southern 12 13 109 8.38 0 1.1 9.1
64 Old Dominion 12 13 130 10.00 1 1.1 10.8
64 Wake Forest 12 13 154 11.85 0 1.1 12.8
64 Arizona State 12 13 225 17.31 0 1.1 18.8
64 Hawaii 12 13 231 17.77 1 1.1 19.3
71 New Mexico 12 14 47 3.36 0 1.2 3.9
71 Indiana 15 18 126 7.00 0 1.2 8.4
71 South Carolina 11 13 92 7.08 1 1.2 8.4
71 Tulane 14 17 143 8.41 0 1.2 10.2
71 Nevada 11 13 118 9.08 1 1.2 10.7
71 Mississippi State 12 14 158 11.29 1 1.2 13.2
71 UAB 11 13 157 12.08 0 1.2 14.3
71 Kentucky 11 13 170 13.08 0 1.2 15.5
71 Texas A&M 12 14 189 13.50 1 1.2 15.8
71 Houston 12 14 212 15.14 0 1.2 17.7
81 Southern Miss 12 15 50 3.33 0 1.3 4.2
81 SMU 12 16 60 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
81 Kansas State 11 14 59 4.21 0 1.3 5.4
81 Marshall 11 14 69 4.93 0 1.3 6.3
81 Michigan 13 17 119 7.00 0 1.3 9.2
81 UCF 11 14 145 10.36 1 1.3 13.2
81 NC State 12 15 201 13.40 0 1.3 16.8
81 Virginia Tech 11 14 266 19.00 1 1.3 24.2
89 Troy 13 18 84 4.67 0 1.4 6.5
89 Delaware 12 17 114 6.71 0 1.4 9.5
89 Texas 13 18 155 8.61 0 1.4 11.9
89 Minnesota 12 17 181 10.65 1 1.4 15.1
89 Louisiana-Monroe 11 15 163 10.87 0 1.4 14.8
94 Purdue 11 16 59 3.69 0 1.5 5.4
94 Kansas 11 17 83 4.88 0 1.5 7.5
94 Appalachian State 12 18 128 7.11 0 1.5 10.7
94 Sam Houston State 12 18 143 7.94 0 1.5 11.9
94 UCLA 12 18 143 7.94 1 1.5 11.9
94 North Carolina 11 17 152 8.94 0 1.5 13.8
94 Syracuse 11 16 151 9.44 2 1.5 13.7
94 Missouri State 12 18 240 13.33 1 1.5 20.0
102 Buffalo 11 18 107 5.94 0 1.6 9.7
102 California 12 19 122 6.42 0 1.6 10.2
102 San Diego State 12 19 147 7.74 0 1.6 12.3
102 FIU 12 19 151 7.95 2 1.6 12.6
102 Utah State 12 19 173 9.11 1 1.6 14.4
102 Eastern Michigan 11 18 172 9.56 0 1.6 15.6
108 New Mexico State 11 19 82 4.32 0 1.7 7.5
108 Colorado State 11 19 110 5.79 0 1.7 10.0
108 Louisiana 12 20 132 6.60 0 1.7 11.0
108 Northern Illinois 11 19 130 6.84 0 1.7 11.8
108 Louisiana Tech 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
108 UTEP 11 19 165 8.68 1 1.7 15.0
108 South Alabama 11 19 180 9.47 0 1.7 16.4
108 UTSA 12 20 271 13.55 2 1.7 22.6
108 Massachusetts 11 19 352 18.53 1 1.7 32.0
117 Toledo 12 22 90 4.09 0 1.8 7.5
117 Stanford 12 21 278 13.24 0 1.8 23.2
117 Virginia 13 24 320 13.33 1 1.8 24.6
120 Ball State 11 21 150 7.14 0 1.9 13.6
120 Western Kentucky 12 23 200 8.70 0 1.9 16.7
120 Kent State 11 21 201 9.57 1 1.9 18.3
120 Rice 12 23 224 9.74 0 1.9 18.7
124 Charlotte 11 22 171 7.77 0 2.0 15.5
124 Wyoming 11 22 206 9.36 2 2.0 18.7
124 Akron 11 22 239 10.86 0 2.0 21.7
127 Oklahoma State 11 23 150 6.52 0 2.1 13.6
127 Oklahoma 12 25 240 9.60 1 2.1 20.0
127 Georgia State 11 23 335 14.57 1 2.1 30.5
127 LSU 12 25 368 14.72 2 2.1 30.7
131 Colorado 12 26 247 9.50 0 2.2 20.6
131 Wisconsin 12 26 259 9.96 0 2.2 21.6
131 Coastal Carolina 12 26 343 13.19 1 2.2 28.6
134 Michigan State 11 26 398 15.31 2 2.4 36.2
135 West Virginia 11 28 172 6.14 0 2.5 15.6
136 Oregon State 11 34 587 17.26 2 3.1 53.4