2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 13 22 609 27.68 3 1.7 46.8
2 Texas 13 22 484 22.00 2 1.7 37.2
3 Florida Atlantic 12 15 283 18.87 2 1.3 23.6
4 Rutgers 12 5 91 18.20 3 0.4 7.6
5 Iowa State 12 12 213 17.75 1 1.0 17.8
6 Washington State 13 24 415 17.29 0 1.8 31.9
7 Indiana 16 25 414 16.56 3 1.6 25.9
8 Illinois 13 13 213 16.38 1 1.0 16.4
9 Louisville 13 30 484 16.13 2 2.3 37.2
10 Delaware 13 6 94 15.67 1 0.5 7.2
11 Texas A&M 13 35 525 15.00 2 2.7 40.4
12 Pittsburgh 13 20 293 14.65 2 1.5 22.5
13 Temple 12 12 174 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
14 Colorado State 12 15 212 14.13 1 1.3 17.7
15 Mississippi State 13 13 179 13.77 0 1.0 13.8
16 Nebraska 13 25 341 13.64 1 1.9 26.2
17 South Carolina 12 23 308 13.39 3 1.9 25.7
18 Ohio 13 12 160 13.33 0 0.9 12.3
19 Kent State 12 16 211 13.19 1 1.3 17.6
20 Miami (FL) 16 24 307 12.79 0 1.5 19.2
21 Utah 13 24 304 12.67 1 1.8 23.4
22 Michigan State 12 12 150 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
23 Oklahoma 13 25 312 12.48 0 1.9 24.0
24 Old Dominion 13 25 305 12.20 0 1.9 23.5
25 Missouri 13 18 218 12.11 1 1.4 16.8
26 Oregon 15 29 350 12.07 2 1.9 23.3
27 Notre Dame 12 18 212 11.78 2 1.5 17.7
28 BYU 14 26 303 11.65 1 1.9 21.6
28 FIU 13 17 198 11.65 1 1.3 15.2
30 Duke 14 10 116 11.60 1 0.7 8.3
31 Florida State 12 12 139 11.58 0 1.0 11.6
32 UCF 12 17 196 11.53 0 1.4 16.3
33 Wyoming 12 21 242 11.52 1 1.8 20.2
34 Southern Miss 13 17 195 11.47 1 1.3 15.0
35 Toledo 13 34 385 11.32 1 2.6 29.6
36 USC 13 8 89 11.13 0 0.6 6.8
37 Wake Forest 13 23 254 11.04 1 1.8 19.5
38 Appalachian State 13 18 197 10.94 1 1.4 15.2
39 South Alabama 12 12 130 10.83 0 1.0 10.8
40 Georgia 14 23 243 10.57 0 1.6 17.4
41 Ohio State 14 20 211 10.55 0 1.4 15.1
42 Louisiana Tech 13 25 263 10.52 0 1.9 20.2
43 Georgia Tech 13 15 157 10.47 0 1.2 12.1
44 Florida 12 14 146 10.43 0 1.2 12.2
45 Charlotte 12 10 104 10.40 0 0.8 8.7
46 California 13 25 259 10.36 0 1.9 19.9
47 Tennessee 13 16 164 10.25 0 1.2 12.6
48 Arizona 13 20 202 10.10 0 1.5 15.5
49 Buffalo 12 23 229 9.96 1 1.9 19.1
50 SMU 13 17 168 9.88 0 1.3 12.9
51 Marshall 12 21 206 9.81 0 1.8 17.2
52 Cincinnati 13 16 156 9.75 0 1.2 12.0
53 TCU 13 8 77 9.63 0 0.6 5.9
54 UAB 12 12 115 9.58 0 1.0 9.6
55 Washington 13 18 171 9.50 1 1.4 13.2
56 Arizona State 13 14 132 9.43 0 1.1 10.2
57 San Diego State 13 33 309 9.36 2 2.5 23.8
57 Kennesaw State 14 25 234 9.36 1 1.8 16.7
59 USF 13 25 230 9.20 1 1.9 17.7
60 Eastern Michigan 12 6 55 9.17 0 0.5 4.6
61 Northern Illinois 12 10 91 9.10 0 0.8 7.6
62 Virginia 14 32 289 9.03 0 2.3 20.6
63 Navy 13 7 63 9.00 0 0.5 4.8
64 Texas Tech 14 27 240 8.89 0 1.9 17.1
65 Tulsa 12 11 96 8.73 0 0.9 8.0
66 Miami (OH) 14 20 174 8.70 1 1.4 12.4
67 Central Michigan 13 8 69 8.63 0 0.6 5.3
68 Fresno State 13 21 181 8.62 1 1.6 13.9
69 Vanderbilt 13 12 103 8.58 1 0.9 7.9
70 James Madison 14 23 197 8.57 0 1.6 14.1
71 LSU 13 18 153 8.50 0 1.4 11.8
72 Alabama 15 26 220 8.46 0 1.7 14.7
72 Sam Houston State 12 13 110 8.46 1 1.1 9.2
74 Boston College 12 14 117 8.36 0 1.2 9.8
75 Memphis 13 15 125 8.33 0 1.2 9.6
76 Army 13 10 83 8.30 0 0.8 6.4
77 Louisiana-Monroe 12 12 98 8.17 0 1.0 8.2
78 West Virginia 12 13 106 8.15 0 1.1 8.8
79 North Carolina 12 17 137 8.06 0 1.4 11.4
80 Oregon State 12 10 80 8.00 0 0.8 6.7
81 Connecticut 13 19 150 7.89 0 1.5 11.5
82 Baylor 12 18 141 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
83 Wisconsin 12 12 93 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
84 Virginia Tech 12 18 139 7.72 0 1.5 11.6
85 Nevada 12 18 136 7.56 0 1.5 11.3
86 Ole Miss 15 16 119 7.44 0 1.1 7.9
87 UNLV 14 14 103 7.36 2 1.0 7.4
88 Penn State 13 20 146 7.30 1 1.5 11.2
89 Arkansas 12 17 124 7.29 1 1.4 10.3
90 Maryland 12 18 131 7.28 0 1.5 10.9
90 Clemson 13 18 131 7.28 0 1.4 10.1
92 Colorado 12 11 79 7.18 0 0.9 6.6
93 San Jose State 12 8 57 7.13 0 0.7 4.8
94 Coastal Carolina 13 21 147 7.00 1 1.6 11.3
95 Middle Tennessee State 12 16 109 6.81 0 1.3 9.1
96 Arkansas State 13 25 170 6.80 0 1.9 13.1
97 Kansas 12 20 134 6.70 0 1.7 11.2
98 Georgia Southern 13 11 73 6.64 0 0.8 5.6
99 UTEP 12 24 159 6.63 1 2.0 13.3
100 UTSA 13 19 122 6.42 0 1.5 9.4
101 East Carolina 13 13 83 6.38 0 1.0 6.4
102 Houston 13 21 128 6.10 0 1.6 9.8
103 Missouri State 13 16 97 6.06 0 1.2 7.5
104 Minnesota 13 20 120 6.00 0 1.5 9.2
105 Hawaii 13 13 77 5.92 0 1.0 5.9
106 Syracuse 12 10 58 5.80 0 0.8 4.8
107 Bowling Green 12 19 109 5.74 0 1.6 9.1
108 Western Michigan 14 19 106 5.58 0 1.4 7.6
109 New Mexico State 12 17 92 5.41 0 1.4 7.7
110 Stanford 12 7 37 5.29 0 0.6 3.1
111 UCLA 12 9 47 5.22 0 0.8 3.9
111 Jacksonville State 14 9 47 5.22 0 0.6 3.4
113 Boise State 14 14 73 5.21 0 1.0 5.2
114 Troy 14 19 98 5.16 0 1.4 7.0
115 Texas State 13 14 72 5.14 0 1.1 5.5
116 Massachusetts 12 9 43 4.78 0 0.8 3.6
117 Akron 12 10 47 4.70 0 0.8 3.9
118 Tulane 14 13 61 4.69 0 0.9 4.4
119 Kansas State 12 15 70 4.67 0 1.3 5.8
120 New Mexico 13 12 55 4.58 1 0.9 4.2
121 Rice 13 9 39 4.33 0 0.7 3.0
122 Utah State 13 14 60 4.29 0 1.1 4.6
123 NC State 13 14 59 4.21 0 1.1 4.5
124 Michigan 13 18 75 4.17 0 1.4 5.8
125 Kentucky 12 13 53 4.08 0 1.1 4.4
126 Oklahoma State 12 19 75 3.95 0 1.6 6.3
127 North Texas 14 20 77 3.85 0 1.4 5.5
128 Auburn 12 16 60 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
129 Purdue 12 8 26 3.25 0 0.7 2.2
130 Liberty 12 12 36 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
131 Air Force 12 3 8 2.67 0 0.3 0.7
132 Louisiana 13 12 29 2.42 0 0.9 2.2
133 Ball State 12 12 25 2.08 0 1.0 2.1
134 Northwestern 13 15 27 1.80 0 1.2 2.1
134 Western Kentucky 13 5 9 1.80 0 0.4 0.7
136 Georgia State 12 8 10 1.25 0 0.7 0.8