2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 20 | 584 | 29.20 | 3 | 1.7 | 48.7 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 12 | 33 | 529 | 16.03 | 2 | 2.8 | 44.1 |
| 3 | Louisville | 12 | 26 | 470 | 18.08 | 2 | 2.2 | 39.2 |
| 4 | Texas | 12 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 2 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Washington State | 12 | 23 | 386 | 16.78 | 0 | 1.9 | 32.2 |
| 6 | Toledo | 12 | 31 | 356 | 11.48 | 1 | 2.6 | 29.7 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 12 | 25 | 341 | 13.64 | 1 | 2.1 | 28.4 |
| 8 | Indiana | 13 | 20 | 359 | 17.95 | 2 | 1.5 | 27.6 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 12 | 23 | 308 | 13.39 | 3 | 1.9 | 25.7 |
| 10 | Utah | 12 | 22 | 303 | 13.77 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.3 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 12 | 24 | 295 | 12.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.6 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 19 | 291 | 15.32 | 2 | 1.6 | 24.3 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 2 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
| 14 | Virginia | 13 | 30 | 288 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.2 |
| 15 | Oregon | 12 | 23 | 263 | 11.43 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| 16 | Old Dominion | 12 | 24 | 257 | 10.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.4 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 12 | 21 | 250 | 11.90 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 12 | 31 | 246 | 7.94 | 1 | 2.6 | 20.5 |
| 19 | BYU | 13 | 24 | 265 | 11.04 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.4 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 12 | 21 | 242 | 11.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 21 | USF | 12 | 21 | 233 | 11.10 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.4 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 12 | 23 | 229 | 9.96 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.1 |
| 23 | California | 12 | 22 | 225 | 10.23 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 13 | 27 | 240 | 8.89 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.5 |
| 25 | Missouri | 12 | 18 | 218 | 12.11 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 26 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 25 | 234 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 12 | 12 | 213 | 17.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 27 | Illinois | 12 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.8 |
| 29 | Colorado State | 12 | 15 | 212 | 14.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 212 | 11.78 | 2 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| 31 | Kent State | 12 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 32 | Marshall | 12 | 21 | 206 | 9.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 33 | Georgia | 13 | 21 | 220 | 10.48 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.9 |
| 34 | Arizona | 12 | 20 | 202 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 12 | 17 | 199 | 11.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 36 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 14 | 196 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.3 |
| 36 | UCF | 12 | 17 | 196 | 11.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 38 | Ohio State | 13 | 19 | 208 | 10.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 22 | 187 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.6 |
| 40 | James Madison | 13 | 23 | 197 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| 41 | Temple | 12 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | 12 | 14 | 173 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 43 | SMU | 12 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 44 | Alabama | 13 | 21 | 180 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.8 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 12 | 16 | 164 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 46 | Ohio | 12 | 11 | 162 | 14.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 20 | 174 | 8.70 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| 48 | Fresno State | 12 | 20 | 159 | 7.95 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 48 | UTEP | 12 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 50 | Washington | 13 | 18 | 171 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 15 | 157 | 10.47 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 12 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 12 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.5 |
| 54 | Florida | 12 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 54 | Penn State | 12 | 18 | 146 | 8.11 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.2 |
| 56 | LSU | 12 | 17 | 143 | 8.41 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.9 |
| 57 | Baylor | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 58 | Florida State | 12 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 18 | 139 | 7.72 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.6 |
| 60 | North Carolina | 12 | 17 | 137 | 8.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | 12 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 61 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 61 | Nevada | 12 | 18 | 136 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 64 | Kansas | 12 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 12 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| 66 | Clemson | 12 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| 66 | Maryland | 12 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 12 | 22 | 131 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| 69 | South Alabama | 12 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 70 | Houston | 12 | 21 | 128 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
| 71 | Memphis | 12 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 72 | Arkansas | 12 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 73 | Ole Miss | 12 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 74 | Boston College | 12 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 75 | Minnesota | 12 | 19 | 116 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
| 76 | UAB | 12 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 77 | UTSA | 12 | 18 | 113 | 6.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
| 78 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 12 | 19 | 109 | 5.74 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 81 | Duke | 13 | 10 | 116 | 11.60 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.9 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 12 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| 83 | Charlotte | 12 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 84 | Cincinnati | 12 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 87 | Tulsa | 12 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| 87 | Missouri State | 12 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 89 | UNLV | 13 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 2 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 90 | Delaware | 12 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 90 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 90 | FIU | 12 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | 12 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 3 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 13 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 97 | Troy | 13 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 98 | USC | 12 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| 99 | East Carolina | 12 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 100 | Army | 12 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 100 | Oregon State | 12 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 102 | Colorado | 12 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| 103 | TCU | 12 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| 103 | Hawaii | 12 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 105 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 19 | 75 | 3.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| 107 | Kansas State | 12 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 108 | Texas State | 12 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 109 | North Texas | 13 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 110 | Michigan | 12 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 111 | Central Michigan | 12 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 111 | Navy | 12 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 113 | Boise State | 14 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 114 | Utah State | 12 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 114 | Auburn | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 116 | NC State | 12 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 12 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| 120 | Tulane | 13 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| 121 | New Mexico | 12 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 1 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 121 | Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 123 | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 123 | Akron | 12 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 125 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 12 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 127 | Rice | 12 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 128 | Stanford | 12 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 129 | Liberty | 12 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 130 | Northwestern | 12 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 131 | Purdue | 12 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 132 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 133 | Louisiana | 12 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 134 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 134 | Georgia State | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 136 | Air Force | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |