2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 2 | 1.3 | 27.4 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 6 | 16 | 342 | 21.38 | 2 | 2.7 | 57.0 |
| 3 | Texas | 6 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 17.9 |
| 5 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 6 | Delaware | 6 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.7 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Arizona | 7 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 9 | Oregon | 9 | 13 | 209 | 16.08 | 2 | 1.4 | 23.2 |
| 10 | Iowa | 8 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.5 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 9 | 11 | 167 | 15.18 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 5 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.2 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 16 | FIU | 8 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| 16 | Appalachian State | 7 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 142 | 14.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.3 |
| 19 | Utah | 5 | 9 | 126 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.2 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 8 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 21 | TCU | 7 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.9 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 7 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 23 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 8 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| 25 | Marshall | 6 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 8 | 10 | 126 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 7 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 9 | 12 | 138 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 30 | Florida | 8 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 9 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 33 | Georgia | 7 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 34 | Washington State | 8 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 34 | Florida State | 7 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 38 | Maryland | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 39 | Virginia | 8 | 18 | 179 | 9.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.4 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 41 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 42 | Colorado | 9 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 43 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 44 | BYU | 9 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 45 | UTEP | 6 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 45 | Ole Miss | 7 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 47 | Charlotte | 7 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 49 | SMU | 8 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.9 |
| 50 | North Carolina | 7 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 8 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
| 54 | Boston College | 8 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 55 | California | 7 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
| 56 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 57 | Baylor | 7 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 58 | Louisville | 8 | 14 | 115 | 8.21 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 9 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 59 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 59 | Illinois | 8 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 63 | Southern Miss | 7 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 8 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 67 | Kansas | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 69 | Rice | 8 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 70 | LSU | 9 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 71 | Toledo | 5 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 72 | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 6 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | 9 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 75 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 76 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 77 | Clemson | 7 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 78 | Boise State | 8 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 80 | Alabama | 9 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 80 | Missouri State | 7 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 80 | James Madison | 7 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 85 | Duke | 11 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 86 | Arkansas State | 7 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
| 87 | UTSA | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 89 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 89 | Nevada | 7 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 89 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 92 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 92 | Liberty | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 94 | Oregon State | 8 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 95 | UAB | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 96 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 96 | Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 96 | Hawaii | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 96 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 96 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 96 | USC | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 103 | UCLA | 10 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 105 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 106 | Tulane | 9 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 109 | USF | 7 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 110 | Michigan | 9 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 111 | Memphis | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 111 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 113 | Utah State | 8 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 114 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 115 | Auburn | 6 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 116 | North Texas | 8 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 119 | Northwestern | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 120 | Troy | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 121 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 122 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| 123 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 124 | Stanford | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 125 | Syracuse | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 126 | Army | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 127 | Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 128 | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 129 | East Carolina | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 130 | Air Force | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 130 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 132 | Purdue | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 133 | Georgia State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 134 | Washington | 6 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.5 |