2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 9 20 599 29.95 3 2.2 66.6
2 Delaware 7 3 73 24.33 1 0.4 10.4
3 Texas 10 20 471 23.55 2 2.0 47.1
4 Iowa State 8 9 204 22.67 1 1.1 25.5
5 Charlotte 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
6 Rutgers 5 4 86 21.50 3 0.8 17.2
7 Washington State 7 15 318 21.20 0 2.1 45.4
8 Pittsburgh 8 14 277 19.79 2 1.8 34.6
9 South Carolina 4 10 195 19.50 3 2.5 48.8
10 Louisville 9 24 441 18.38 2 2.7 49.0
11 Illinois 9 10 179 17.90 1 1.1 19.9
12 Florida Atlantic 4 9 158 17.56 1 2.3 39.5
13 Michigan State 4 7 122 17.43 0 1.8 30.5
14 Indiana 14 22 375 17.05 2 1.6 26.8
15 Temple 5 8 135 16.88 0 1.6 27.0
16 Nebraska 7 16 262 16.38 1 2.3 37.4
17 Texas A&M 11 29 467 16.10 2 2.6 42.5
18 Tulsa 4 2 31 15.50 0 0.5 7.8
19 Old Dominion 10 20 292 14.60 0 2.0 29.2
20 Missouri 8 13 184 14.15 1 1.6 23.0
21 Utah 11 21 297 14.14 1 1.9 27.0
22 Oregon State 2 3 42 14.00 0 1.5 21.0
23 Ohio 9 11 150 13.64 0 1.2 16.7
24 Sam Houston State 2 5 68 13.60 1 2.5 34.0
25 UCF 5 10 135 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
26 Eastern Michigan 4 3 40 13.33 0 0.8 10.0
27 Oregon 13 25 331 13.24 2 1.9 25.5
28 BYU 12 22 290 13.18 1 1.8 24.2
29 Buffalo 5 14 184 13.14 1 2.8 36.8
30 UAB 4 5 65 13.00 0 1.3 16.3
30 Colorado 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
32 Miami (FL) 12 18 233 12.94 0 1.5 19.4
33 Toledo 8 25 323 12.92 1 3.1 40.4
34 Duke 9 7 89 12.71 1 0.8 9.9
35 Southern Miss 7 10 127 12.70 1 1.4 18.1
36 Tennessee 8 12 149 12.42 0 1.5 18.6
37 Oklahoma 10 21 259 12.33 0 2.1 25.9
38 Wyoming 4 13 158 12.15 1 3.3 39.5
39 USC 9 7 85 12.14 0 0.8 9.4
40 Mississippi State 5 11 132 12.00 0 2.2 26.4
40 Marshall 5 9 108 12.00 0 1.8 21.6
42 USF 9 19 226 11.89 1 2.1 25.1
43 Central Michigan 7 5 58 11.60 0 0.7 8.3
44 Louisiana Tech 8 18 206 11.44 0 2.3 25.8
45 Ohio State 12 18 205 11.39 0 1.5 17.1
46 Fresno State 9 14 159 11.36 1 1.6 17.7
47 Wake Forest 9 21 237 11.29 1 2.3 26.3
48 California 7 12 135 11.25 0 1.7 19.3
49 SMU 9 13 146 11.23 0 1.4 16.2
50 South Alabama 4 6 67 11.17 0 1.5 16.8
51 Washington 9 12 132 11.00 1 1.3 14.7
51 TCU 9 7 77 11.00 0 0.8 8.6
53 LSU 7 12 131 10.92 0 1.7 18.7
54 Georgia Tech 9 13 140 10.77 0 1.4 15.6
55 Notre Dame 10 14 147 10.50 1 1.4 14.7
56 Georgia 12 21 220 10.48 0 1.8 18.3
57 Bowling Green 4 7 73 10.43 0 1.8 18.3
58 Arizona 9 19 196 10.32 0 2.1 21.8
59 Kennesaw State 10 21 215 10.24 1 2.1 21.5
60 Memphis 8 11 111 10.09 0 1.4 13.9
61 Arizona State 8 12 115 9.58 0 1.5 14.4
62 Kent State 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
63 Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
63 Northern Illinois 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
65 Connecticut 9 13 121 9.31 0 1.4 13.4
66 East Carolina 9 8 74 9.25 0 0.9 8.2
67 Penn State 7 14 128 9.14 0 2.0 18.3
68 Colorado State 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
68 Navy 11 7 63 9.00 0 0.6 5.7
70 James Madison 12 20 179 8.95 0 1.7 14.9
71 FIU 7 9 80 8.89 0 1.3 11.4
72 Alabama 11 22 194 8.82 0 2.0 17.6
73 Coastal Carolina 6 9 79 8.78 0 1.5 13.2
74 San Diego State 9 26 224 8.62 1 2.9 24.9
75 Vanderbilt 10 12 103 8.58 1 1.2 10.3
76 UNLV 10 11 94 8.55 2 1.1 9.4
77 Purdue 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
77 Clemson 7 9 72 8.00 0 1.3 10.3
77 New Mexico State 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
80 Boston College 2 9 71 7.89 0 4.5 35.5
81 West Virginia 4 9 70 7.78 0 2.3 17.5
82 Texas Tech 12 24 186 7.75 0 2.0 15.5
82 Stanford 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
84 Miami (OH) 7 17 131 7.71 1 2.4 18.7
85 Georgia Southern 7 8 61 7.63 0 1.1 8.7
86 Virginia Tech 3 6 45 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
86 North Carolina 4 6 45 7.50 0 1.5 11.3
88 Ole Miss 13 16 119 7.44 0 1.2 9.2
89 UTSA 7 14 101 7.21 0 2.0 14.4
90 UCLA 3 5 35 7.00 0 1.7 11.7
90 Air Force 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
92 Hawaii 9 10 69 6.90 0 1.1 7.7
93 Florida 4 7 48 6.86 0 1.8 12.0
94 Arkansas State 7 16 108 6.75 0 2.3 15.4
95 Virginia 11 25 168 6.72 0 2.3 15.3
96 Western Michigan 10 15 100 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
97 Minnesota 8 17 108 6.35 0 2.1 13.5
98 Kansas 5 15 92 6.13 0 3.0 18.4
99 Texas State 7 9 55 6.11 0 1.3 7.9
100 Troy 8 14 83 5.93 0 1.8 10.4
101 Maryland 4 13 75 5.77 0 3.3 18.8
102 Houston 10 16 92 5.75 0 1.6 9.2
103 Oklahoma State 1 3 17 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
103 Wisconsin 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
105 Syracuse 3 5 28 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
106 NC State 8 11 61 5.55 0 1.4 7.6
107 Arkansas 2 6 33 5.50 0 3.0 16.5
107 Missouri State 7 10 55 5.50 0 1.4 7.9
107 Florida State 5 4 22 5.50 0 0.8 4.4
110 Middle Tennessee State 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
111 Kansas State 6 10 53 5.30 0 1.7 8.8
111 New Mexico 9 10 53 5.30 1 1.1 5.9
113 Army 7 4 21 5.25 0 0.6 3.0
114 UTEP 2 5 26 5.20 0 2.5 13.0
114 Tulane 11 10 52 5.20 0 0.9 4.7
116 Boise State 9 12 60 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
116 Jacksonville State 9 7 35 5.00 0 0.8 3.9
118 Baylor 5 9 44 4.89 0 1.8 8.8
119 Nevada 3 7 34 4.86 0 2.3 11.3
120 Kentucky 5 8 37 4.63 0 1.6 7.4
121 Auburn 5 5 22 4.40 0 1.0 4.4
122 Utah State 6 10 43 4.30 0 1.7 7.2
123 Akron 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
124 North Texas 12 18 75 4.17 0 1.5 6.3
125 Appalachian State 5 13 54 4.15 0 2.6 10.8
126 Michigan 9 15 61 4.07 0 1.7 6.8
127 Rice 5 6 23 3.83 0 1.2 4.6
128 Cincinnati 7 9 32 3.56 0 1.3 4.6
129 Ball State 4 6 20 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
130 Western Kentucky 9 3 8 2.67 0 0.3 0.9
131 Northwestern 7 13 20 1.54 0 1.9 2.9
132 Liberty 4 6 7 1.17 0 1.5 1.8
133 Louisiana 6 3 -12 -4.00 0 0.5 -2.0
133 Georgia State 1 1 -4 -4.00 0 1.0 -4.0