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