2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas 8 12 325 27.08 2 1.5 40.6
1 Iowa 9 13 346 26.62 2 1.4 38.4
1 UNLV 9 12 99 8.25 2 1.3 11.0
4 Appalachian State 9 4 98 24.50 1 0.4 10.9
4 Delaware 8 4 81 20.25 1 0.5 10.1
4 Colorado State 8 8 153 19.13 1 1.0 19.1
4 Texas A&M 8 18 311 17.28 1 2.3 38.9
4 Wake Forest 8 9 142 15.78 1 1.1 17.8
4 Indiana 10 9 137 15.22 1 0.9 13.7
4 Missouri 8 7 104 14.86 1 0.9 13.0
4 Kent State 8 13 181 13.92 1 1.6 22.6
4 Toledo 8 18 223 12.39 1 2.3 27.9
4 Nebraska 9 17 208 12.24 1 1.9 23.1
4 Wyoming 8 13 158 12.15 1 1.6 19.8
4 Utah 9 18 217 12.06 1 2.0 24.1
4 New Mexico 8 5 60 12.00 1 0.6 7.5
4 Pittsburgh 8 8 94 11.75 1 1.0 11.8
4 Buffalo 8 12 140 11.67 1 1.5 17.5
4 Oregon 9 13 144 11.08 1 1.4 16.0
4 Iowa State 9 9 95 10.56 1 1.0 10.6
4 BYU 10 13 127 9.77 1 1.3 12.7
4 Arkansas 8 9 87 9.67 1 1.1 10.9
4 Kennesaw State 9 20 165 8.25 1 2.2 18.3
4 San Diego State 8 16 132 8.25 1 2.0 16.5
4 Penn State 9 9 63 7.00 1 1.0 7.0
4 UTEP 8 13 83 6.38 1 1.6 10.4
27 Florida Atlantic 8 9 211 23.44 0 1.1 26.4
27 Washington State 2 11 238 21.64 0 5.5 119.0
27 Miami (FL) 8 8 144 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
27 Ohio 8 7 116 16.57 0 0.9 14.5
27 Temple 8 5 77 15.40 0 0.6 9.6
27 Louisville 8 13 193 14.85 0 1.6 24.1
27 TCU 9 5 74 14.80 0 0.6 8.2
27 Florida State 8 8 117 14.63 0 1.0 14.6
27 Ohio State 10 15 180 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
27 Oklahoma 9 12 140 11.67 0 1.3 15.6
27 Georgia 10 12 138 11.50 0 1.2 13.8
27 Old Dominion 8 18 204 11.33 0 2.3 25.5
27 USC 9 8 89 11.13 0 0.9 9.9
27 Georgia Tech 8 8 88 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
27 Charlotte 8 7 77 11.00 0 0.9 9.6
27 Coastal Carolina 8 8 84 10.50 0 1.0 10.5
27 UCF 9 13 136 10.46 0 1.4 15.1
27 Virginia 10 22 230 10.45 0 2.2 23.0
27 Texas Tech 10 19 195 10.26 0 1.9 19.5
27 Baylor 9 14 141 10.07 0 1.6 15.7
27 Cincinnati 9 8 78 9.75 0 0.9 8.7
27 Southern Miss 8 8 76 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
27 Maryland 9 8 76 9.50 0 0.9 8.4
27 South Carolina 8 12 111 9.25 0 1.5 13.9
27 James Madison 9 18 166 9.22 0 2.0 18.4
27 Arizona 10 17 156 9.18 0 1.7 15.6
27 Arizona State 9 11 101 9.18 0 1.2 11.2
27 Wisconsin 9 10 90 9.00 0 1.1 10.0
27 UTSA 8 11 96 8.73 0 1.4 12.0
27 Illinois 9 7 61 8.71 0 0.8 6.8
27 Virginia Tech 8 13 112 8.62 0 1.6 14.0
27 Miami (OH) 9 14 120 8.57 0 1.6 13.3
27 Northern Illinois 8 9 73 8.11 0 1.1 9.1
27 Missouri State 8 10 80 8.00 0 1.3 10.0
27 North Carolina 8 13 102 7.85 0 1.6 12.8
27 Louisiana-Monroe 8 9 70 7.78 0 1.1 8.8
27 California 8 12 91 7.58 0 1.5 11.4
27 Louisiana Tech 8 13 98 7.54 0 1.6 12.3
27 UAB 8 7 51 7.29 0 0.9 6.4
27 Georgia Southern 9 7 51 7.29 0 0.8 5.7
27 Sam Houston State 8 10 71 7.10 0 1.3 8.9
27 Florida 8 9 61 6.78 0 1.1 7.6
27 West Virginia 9 5 33 6.60 0 0.6 3.7
27 Tulsa 8 7 46 6.57 0 0.9 5.8
27 USF 8 12 78 6.50 0 1.5 9.8
27 Marshall 8 11 71 6.45 0 1.4 8.9
27 Houston 9 14 90 6.43 0 1.6 10.0
27 UCLA 9 7 45 6.43 0 0.8 5.0
27 San Jose State 8 5 32 6.40 0 0.6 4.0
27 Vanderbilt 8 5 32 6.40 0 0.6 4.0
27 Middle Tennessee State 8 10 62 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
27 SMU 8 12 74 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
27 Troy 9 13 80 6.15 0 1.4 8.9
27 Nevada 8 13 77 5.92 0 1.6 9.6
27 Hawaii 8 11 64 5.82 0 1.4 8.0
27 Minnesota 9 11 63 5.73 0 1.2 7.0
27 Michigan 9 10 57 5.70 0 1.1 6.3
27 Kansas 9 9 51 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
27 Stanford 8 6 33 5.50 0 0.8 4.1
27 Arkansas State 8 16 87 5.44 0 2.0 10.9
27 FIU 8 9 49 5.44 0 1.1 6.1
27 Boston College 8 5 27 5.40 0 0.6 3.4
27 Jacksonville State 9 8 43 5.38 0 0.9 4.8
27 Tulane 9 8 43 5.38 0 0.9 4.8
27 Michigan State 9 6 32 5.33 0 0.7 3.6
27 New Mexico State 8 12 63 5.25 0 1.5 7.9
27 Western Michigan 9 12 63 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
27 Colorado 9 8 42 5.25 0 0.9 4.7
27 Alabama 10 14 73 5.21 0 1.4 7.3
27 Syracuse 8 6 31 5.17 0 0.8 3.9
27 Fresno State 8 12 61 5.08 0 1.5 7.6
27 Washington 9 13 65 5.00 0 1.4 7.2
27 Ole Miss 9 6 30 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
27 Eastern Michigan 8 3 15 5.00 0 0.4 1.9
27 Rutgers 9 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.6
27 Memphis 8 7 34 4.86 0 0.9 4.3
27 Utah State 8 7 34 4.86 0 0.9 4.3
27 Bowling Green 8 16 75 4.69 0 2.0 9.4
27 Clemson 8 13 61 4.69 0 1.6 7.6
27 South Alabama 8 9 42 4.67 0 1.1 5.3
27 Boise State 9 10 46 4.60 0 1.1 5.1
27 East Carolina 8 6 27 4.50 0 0.8 3.4
27 Kansas State 10 11 47 4.27 0 1.1 4.7
27 Rice 8 4 17 4.25 0 0.5 2.1
27 Army 9 5 20 4.00 0 0.6 2.2
27 Duke 9 4 15 3.75 0 0.4 1.7
27 Kentucky 8 7 26 3.71 0 0.9 3.3
27 Oklahoma State 9 15 55 3.67 0 1.7 6.1
27 Texas State 8 10 35 3.50 0 1.3 4.4
27 Auburn 8 11 38 3.45 0 1.4 4.8
27 NC State 9 8 27 3.38 0 0.9 3.0
27 North Texas 9 8 27 3.38 0 0.9 3.0
27 Navy 9 3 10 3.33 0 0.3 1.1
27 Liberty 8 10 32 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
27 Central Michigan 8 5 16 3.20 0 0.6 2.0
27 LSU 8 7 22 3.14 0 0.9 2.8
27 Oregon State 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
27 Ball State 8 9 26 2.89 0 1.1 3.3
27 Akron 8 6 15 2.50 0 0.8 1.9
27 Mississippi State 8 2 5 2.50 0 0.3 0.6
27 Northwestern 9 10 20 2.00 0 1.1 2.2
27 Georgia State 8 7 14 2.00 0 0.9 1.8
27 Tennessee 8 6 9 1.50 0 0.8 1.1
27 Massachusetts 8 6 4 0.67 0 0.8 0.5
27 Purdue 9 5 2 0.40 0 0.6 0.2
27 Louisiana 8 4 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
27 Western Kentucky 8 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3