2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 12 | 431 | 35.92 | 2 | 2.4 | 86.2 |
| 2 | Louisville | 4 | 10 | 249 | 24.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 62.3 |
| 3 | Texas | 7 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 48.3 |
| 4 | Washington State | 3 | 13 | 280 | 21.54 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.3 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 6 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 7 | BYU | 4 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.4 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 7 | 16 | 267 | 16.69 | 1 | 2.3 | 38.1 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| 12 | USC | 5 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 13 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 14 | California | 5 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 15 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.8 |
| 16 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Buffalo | 5 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Memphis | 6 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 7 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.4 |
| 20 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 23 | Delaware | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 6 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.7 |
| 25 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 26 | Missouri | 7 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| 27 | Fresno State | 8 | 13 | 155 | 11.92 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.4 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 7 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| 30 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 14 | 161 | 11.50 | 1 | 2.8 | 32.2 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 4 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 30.8 |
| 32 | Kent State | 7 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 33 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 34 | Georgia | 6 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 36 | Old Dominion | 8 | 18 | 181 | 10.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 37 | UAB | 5 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 40 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
| 41 | Toledo | 7 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 1 | 2.3 | 22.3 |
| 42 | FIU | 6 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 43 | Southern Miss | 8 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 46 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.9 |
| 46 | Ohio State | 5 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 48 | Utah | 7 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 49 | James Madison | 9 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.2 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | 7 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.7 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 7 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 52 | Nevada | 5 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.4 |
| 53 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 54 | UCF | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Connecticut | 9 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.4 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 58 | Oregon | 6 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| 59 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 60 | Virginia | 6 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| 61 | UNLV | 7 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 2 | 1.6 | 13.4 |
| 62 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 63 | Arizona | 5 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.2 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 65 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 5 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 66 | Charlotte | 6 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | 5 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| 70 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 71 | UTSA | 6 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.7 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 6 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
| 73 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 74 | San Diego State | 6 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 1 | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| 76 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
| 76 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 7 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| 76 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 80 | Troy | 7 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.6 |
| 81 | Texas State | 7 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 82 | Michigan | 5 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 83 | Washington | 7 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 84 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 7 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 7 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 88 | Houston | 7 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 89 | Louisiana | 7 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 90 | Bowling Green | 6 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 91 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 92 | Marshall | 7 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.9 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 7 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 1 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 94 | USF | 6 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 95 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 96 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 97 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 98 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 98 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 101 | Army | 7 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 102 | Georgia State | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 105 | North Texas | 8 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| 106 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 107 | UTEP | 6 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.5 |
| 108 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 108 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 108 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 111 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 112 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 113 | Tulane | 8 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 114 | Kansas State | 6 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 115 | Navy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 116 | Akron | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 117 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 119 | 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 |
| 122 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 123 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 128 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 128 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 130 | Iowa State | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 132 | Liberty | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 133 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 134 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |