2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 20 | 210 | 10.50 | 1 | 2.9 | 30.0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 8 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 1 | 2.8 | 28.4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 8 | 20 | 288 | 14.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 8 | 20 | 224 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 8 | 20 | 199 | 9.95 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.9 |
| 6 | Louisville | 7 | 17 | 325 | 19.12 | 2 | 2.4 | 46.4 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 8 | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 2 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 8 | 18 | 325 | 18.06 | 2 | 2.3 | 40.6 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 8 | 18 | 307 | 17.06 | 3 | 2.3 | 38.4 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 18 | 282 | 15.67 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.3 |
| 7 | Virginia | 8 | 18 | 200 | 11.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.0 |
| 7 | California | 8 | 18 | 183 | 10.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.9 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 16 | 153 | 9.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.9 |
| 7 | Oregon | 8 | 18 | 154 | 8.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 8 | 18 | 139 | 7.72 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.4 |
| 7 | Kansas | 8 | 18 | 134 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| 7 | Maryland | 7 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 8 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| 19 | Iowa | 8 | 17 | 437 | 25.71 | 2 | 2.1 | 54.6 |
| 19 | Marshall | 7 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.3 |
| 19 | Appalachian State | 8 | 17 | 199 | 11.71 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.9 |
| 19 | Utah | 8 | 17 | 198 | 11.65 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.8 |
| 19 | BYU | 8 | 17 | 186 | 10.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Texas | 8 | 16 | 408 | 25.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 24 | James Madison | 8 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 8 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.3 |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 8 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 8 | 15 | 181 | 12.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 22.6 |
| 28 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 15 | 171 | 11.40 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.4 |
| 28 | Arizona | 7 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 28 | Penn State | 7 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 1 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 8 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.0 |
| 33 | USF | 8 | 14 | 194 | 13.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 8 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 33 | Missouri | 8 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| 33 | Fresno State | 8 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 33 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 33 | North Texas | 8 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 39 | UCF | 7 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.9 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 7 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 7 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 39 | Clemson | 7 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 7 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 242 | 18.62 | 2 | 1.6 | 30.3 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.3 |
| 44 | Florida | 7 | 11 | 139 | 12.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.9 |
| 44 | SMU | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 8 | 13 | 101 | 7.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 8 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 8 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 8 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 54 | Temple | 8 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.8 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| 54 | Troy | 8 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 54 | Houston | 8 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| 54 | Baylor | 8 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| 54 | Auburn | 8 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| 54 | Michigan | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 122 | 12.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 8 | 11 | 133 | 12.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 63 | Southern Miss | 8 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.4 |
| 63 | Boston College | 8 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.4 |
| 63 | Florida State | 7 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Ole Miss | 8 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 63 | Washington State | 8 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| 63 | Missouri State | 8 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 63 | UTSA | 7 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| 63 | NC State | 8 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 74 | Memphis | 8 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 74 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 74 | Nevada | 8 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 7 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 74 | Kent State | 8 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 74 | Tulane | 7 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 74 | Liberty | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| 81 | Illinois | 8 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 1 | 1.1 | 21.3 |
| 81 | Ohio | 8 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.4 |
| 81 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.9 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 8 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.9 |
| 81 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.4 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 8 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 7 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 8 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 81 | Utah State | 8 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 81 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 91 | Washington | 8 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 91 | Army | 7 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| 91 | UNLV | 7 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| 91 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 91 | Alabama | 8 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 91 | FIU | 8 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 8 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 91 | UCLA | 8 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 8 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 91 | Boise State | 8 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 91 | Louisiana | 8 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 8 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 105 | Duke | 7 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 8 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| 105 | UAB | 7 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.9 |
| 105 | Oregon State | 8 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| 105 | Navy | 7 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 105 | Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 114 | Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 114 | Arizona State | 8 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 8 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 114 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 114 | Colorado | 8 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 114 | Texas State | 8 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| 114 | Rice | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 114 | Purdue | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 114 | TCU | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 123 | Delaware | 7 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 123 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 123 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 126 | Rutgers | 8 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 3 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 126 | Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 126 | San Jose State | 7 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 126 | USC | 7 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 126 | Akron | 9 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 126 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 126 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 133 | Stanford | 8 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 134 | Hawaii | 8 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 134 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 136 | Air Force | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |