2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 6 | 15 | 168 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 4 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 5 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Utah | 4 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 6 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Auburn | 6 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 12 | UTEP | 5 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
| 12 | Baylor | 7 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 17 | LSU | 8 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 17 | California | 6 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 17 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 21 | Oregon | 5 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.4 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 142 | 14.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 7 | 10 | 126 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Louisville | 7 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 7 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 8 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Indiana | 6 | 8 | 203 | 25.38 | 2 | 1.3 | 33.8 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 7 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| 30 | Georgia | 6 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 30 | Washington State | 8 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 30 | South Alabama | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 30 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
| 30 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 30 | Michigan | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 40 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| 40 | UTSA | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 40 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 47 | Florida | 8 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| 47 | SMU | 7 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 47 | BYU | 8 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| 47 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 47 | Alabama | 7 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 52 | Texas | 5 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.6 |
| 52 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 7 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 52 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 52 | Iowa | 6 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 52 | Southern Miss | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 52 | Missouri State | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 52 | Boise State | 8 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 52 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 17.9 |
| 70 | Liberty | 7 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 70 | NC State | 8 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 73 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.5 |
| 73 | TCU | 6 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 73 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 73 | Colorado | 8 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 73 | USF | 5 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 73 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 73 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 73 | Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 73 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 73 | Ball State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 73 | FIU | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 73 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 73 | Washington | 5 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| 91 | Delaware | 6 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.7 | 13.5 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.8 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| 91 | Florida State | 7 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| 91 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| 91 | Temple | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 91 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 91 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 91 | Kansas | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 91 | UAB | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 91 | Utah State | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 91 | Syracuse | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 104 | Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 104 | Tulane | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 104 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 104 | Duke | 10 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 104 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 104 | Stanford | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 104 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 115 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 115 | Boston College | 8 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 115 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 115 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 115 | UCLA | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 115 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 115 | Purdue | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 115 | Army | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 115 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 127 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 127 | USC | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 127 | Northwestern | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 130 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 130 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 132 | Maryland | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 132 | Air Force | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |