2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 13 | 35 | 525 | 15.00 | 2 | 2.7 | 40.4 |
| 2 | Toledo | 13 | 34 | 385 | 11.32 | 1 | 2.6 | 29.6 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 13 | 33 | 309 | 9.36 | 2 | 2.5 | 23.8 |
| 4 | Virginia | 14 | 32 | 289 | 9.03 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Louisville | 13 | 30 | 498 | 16.60 | 2 | 2.3 | 38.3 |
| 6 | Oregon | 14 | 27 | 339 | 12.56 | 2 | 1.9 | 24.2 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 14 | 27 | 240 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 8 | BYU | 14 | 26 | 303 | 11.65 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 8 | Alabama | 15 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 13 | 25 | 341 | 13.64 | 1 | 1.9 | 26.2 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 13 | 25 | 312 | 12.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.0 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 13 | 25 | 305 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 23.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 25 | 263 | 10.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.2 |
| 10 | California | 13 | 25 | 259 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 10 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 25 | 234 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| 10 | USF | 13 | 25 | 230 | 9.20 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.7 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 13 | 25 | 170 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.1 |
| 18 | Washington State | 13 | 24 | 415 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.9 |
| 18 | Utah | 13 | 24 | 304 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.4 |
| 18 | UTEP | 12 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 12 | 23 | 308 | 13.39 | 3 | 1.9 | 25.7 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 13 | 23 | 254 | 11.04 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 21 | Georgia | 14 | 23 | 243 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.4 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 12 | 23 | 229 | 9.96 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.1 |
| 21 | James Madison | 14 | 23 | 197 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 26 | Iowa | 13 | 22 | 609 | 27.68 | 3 | 1.7 | 46.8 |
| 26 | Texas | 13 | 22 | 484 | 22.00 | 2 | 1.7 | 37.2 |
| 26 | Indiana | 14 | 22 | 375 | 17.05 | 2 | 1.6 | 26.8 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 12 | 21 | 242 | 11.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 29 | Marshall | 12 | 21 | 206 | 9.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 13 | 21 | 181 | 8.62 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 21 | 147 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| 29 | Houston | 13 | 21 | 128 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 20 | 293 | 14.65 | 2 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 34 | Ohio State | 14 | 20 | 211 | 10.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.1 |
| 34 | Arizona | 13 | 20 | 202 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 20 | 174 | 8.70 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 34 | Kansas | 12 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 13 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
| 34 | North Texas | 14 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 41 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 19 | 280 | 14.74 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 13 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 41 | Penn State | 13 | 19 | 146 | 7.68 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 41 | UTSA | 13 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
| 41 | Bowling Green | 12 | 19 | 109 | 5.74 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 14 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 41 | Troy | 14 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 41 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 19 | 75 | 3.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| 49 | Missouri | 13 | 18 | 218 | 12.11 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.8 |
| 49 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 212 | 11.78 | 2 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| 49 | Appalachian State | 13 | 18 | 197 | 10.94 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 49 | Washington | 13 | 18 | 171 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| 49 | LSU | 13 | 18 | 153 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 49 | Baylor | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 18 | 139 | 7.72 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.6 |
| 49 | Nevada | 12 | 18 | 136 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 49 | Maryland | 12 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| 49 | Clemson | 13 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 49 | Michigan | 13 | 18 | 75 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 60 | FIU | 13 | 17 | 198 | 11.65 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.2 |
| 60 | UCF | 12 | 17 | 196 | 11.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 13 | 17 | 195 | 11.47 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 60 | SMU | 13 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 60 | North Carolina | 12 | 17 | 137 | 8.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 12 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 60 | New Mexico State | 12 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 67 | Kent State | 12 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 67 | Tennessee | 13 | 16 | 164 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 13 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | 14 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 67 | Missouri State | 13 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 67 | Auburn | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 2 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
| 74 | Colorado State | 12 | 15 | 212 | 14.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 15 | 157 | 10.47 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.1 |
| 74 | Memphis | 13 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 74 | Kansas State | 12 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 13 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 80 | Florida | 12 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 80 | Arizona State | 13 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| 80 | Boston College | 12 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 80 | UNLV | 14 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 80 | Boise State | 14 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 80 | Texas State | 13 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 80 | Utah State | 13 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| 80 | NC State | 13 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 88 | Illinois | 13 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.4 |
| 88 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 88 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 88 | West Virginia | 12 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 13 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 88 | Tulane | 14 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 95 | Iowa State | 12 | 12 | 213 | 17.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 95 | Temple | 12 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 95 | Ohio | 13 | 12 | 160 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.3 |
| 95 | Michigan State | 12 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 95 | Florida State | 12 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 12 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 95 | UAB | 12 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 95 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 95 | Hawaii | 13 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 13 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 1 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 95 | Liberty | 12 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 13 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| 95 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 110 | Tulsa | 12 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| 110 | Colorado | 12 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| 110 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 113 | Duke | 14 | 10 | 116 | 11.60 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 12 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| 113 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 113 | Army | 13 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 12 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 113 | Akron | 12 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 120 | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 120 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 12 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 120 | Rice | 13 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 124 | USC | 13 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 124 | TCU | 13 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| 124 | Central Michigan | 13 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 12 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 124 | Purdue | 12 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 124 | Georgia State | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 130 | Navy | 13 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 130 | Stanford | 12 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 132 | Delaware | 13 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.2 |
| 132 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| 134 | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 3 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 134 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 136 | Air Force | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |