2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 118 | 39.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.3 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 263 | 29.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 65.8 |
| 4 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 3 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 3 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 6 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 9 | FIU | 5 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.8 |
| 10 | Indiana | 4 | 13 | 238 | 18.31 | 1 | 3.3 | 59.5 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Louisville | 5 | 17 | 305 | 17.94 | 2 | 3.4 | 61.0 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 4 | 11 | 197 | 17.91 | 3 | 2.8 | 49.3 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 15 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 16 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 12 | 199 | 16.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 39.8 |
| 19 | Texas | 5 | 10 | 159 | 15.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.8 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 174 | 15.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 34.8 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 22 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 23 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.8 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.2 |
| 26 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 27 | Oregon | 5 | 14 | 195 | 13.93 | 1 | 2.8 | 39.0 |
| 28 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| 29 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 30 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 12 | 165 | 13.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 33.0 |
| 31 | Washington State | 11 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.1 |
| 32 | BYU | 4 | 13 | 176 | 13.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 44.0 |
| 33 | Marshall | 4 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.8 |
| 34 | Fresno State | 5 | 9 | 120 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.0 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 36 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 4 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 43.0 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 5 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 39 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 42 | California | 5 | 13 | 168 | 12.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 33.6 |
| 43 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 44 | Army | 4 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 5 | 17 | 214 | 12.59 | 1 | 3.4 | 42.8 |
| 46 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 47 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.7 |
| 48 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 49 | Alabama | 5 | 12 | 147 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 29.4 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 2 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 51 | LSU | 5 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.2 |
| 52 | Nevada | 4 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 53 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 212 | 11.78 | 2 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| 54 | USF | 5 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 1 | 2.6 | 30.4 |
| 55 | Memphis | 5 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.2 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 5 | 17 | 177 | 10.41 | 1 | 3.4 | 35.4 |
| 59 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 60 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.2 |
| 62 | Toledo | 5 | 16 | 162 | 10.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 32.4 |
| 63 | Boston College | 4 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
| 63 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 66 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 67 | Georgia | 4 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.3 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 69 | Oregon State | 10 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 69 | Texas State | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 5 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.6 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 24.3 |
| 73 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | 5 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 76 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 77 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 80 | Penn State | 4 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.8 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 4 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.3 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 5 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.4 |
| 82 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 82 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 82 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 86 | Connecticut | 13 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 88 | Kansas | 3 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 27.7 |
| 89 | Appalachian State | 4 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 24.8 |
| 90 | UTEP | 4 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
| 91 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 91 | Boise State | 5 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 93 | Delaware | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| 95 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 95 | James Madison | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 5 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 98 | Virginia | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| 99 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 102 | Maryland | 3 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 18.3 |
| 102 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 102 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 105 | Houston | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 106 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 107 | NC State | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 109 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 1 | 2.6 | 12.6 |
| 110 | Arkansas | 4 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| 111 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 112 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 112 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 114 | North Texas | 5 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
| 115 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 115 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 117 | Utah State | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 119 | Louisiana | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
| 120 | Tulane | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 121 | UTSA | 5 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| 122 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 123 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| 124 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 125 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 126 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 126 | UNLV | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 128 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 129 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 130 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 130 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 132 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 133 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| 134 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | -5 | -0.71 | 0 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
| 135 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |