2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 406 | 36.91 | 2 | 2.8 | 101.5 |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Louisville | 4 | 10 | 249 | 24.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 62.3 |
| 4 | Texas | 7 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 48.3 |
| 5 | Washington State | 4 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.3 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Temple | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 8 | USC | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 4 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 55.3 |
| 9 | BYU | 4 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.4 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| 13 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| 14 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 15 | Memphis | 6 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 5 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.2 |
| 18 | California | 5 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.4 |
| 19 | Ohio | 9 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 6 | 9 | 117 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 21 | Delaware | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 11 | 139 | 12.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 27.8 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 6 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.7 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 26 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 27 | Missouri | 7 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 29 | Toledo | 7 | 18 | 208 | 11.56 | 1 | 2.6 | 29.7 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 6 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 4 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 30.8 |
| 32 | FIU | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 33 | Fresno State | 8 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| 34 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 35 | Kent State | 7 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 37 | Georgia | 6 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 39 | James Madison | 6 | 14 | 142 | 10.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.7 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 7 | 16 | 162 | 10.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.1 |
| 41 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 42 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 44 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 1 | 2.8 | 26.3 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 47 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 48 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.9 |
| 49 | Utah | 7 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| 53 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 7 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.7 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | 6 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 56 | Nevada | 4 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.3 |
| 57 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 59 | UCF | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 60 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 61 | Oregon | 4 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 8 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.1 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 64 | UNLV | 8 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 2 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 65 | Virginia | 5 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.6 |
| 66 | Arizona | 5 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.2 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 68 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 69 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 70 | Texas State | 6 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 70 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 72 | UTSA | 4 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| 73 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 74 | San Diego State | 5 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 20.6 |
| 75 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 5 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 79 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 79 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
| 79 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 79 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 79 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 79 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 85 | Troy | 5 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.6 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 5 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 89 | Washington | 6 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
| 90 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 91 | Houston | 7 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 92 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 92 | Louisiana | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | 6 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 96 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 97 | USF | 5 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 98 | New Mexico | 7 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 1 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 99 | Penn State | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 100 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 101 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 102 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 102 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 104 | Army | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 105 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 108 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 109 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 111 | Kansas State | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 112 | UTEP | 5 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 8.8 |
| 113 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 114 | Akron | 8 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 115 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 116 | Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 117 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 120 | TCU | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 121 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 121 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 123 | Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 124 | Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 125 | Boise State | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 125 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 127 | Ball State | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 128 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 129 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 131 | Liberty | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 132 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 133 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |