2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/19/2026

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