2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 15 | 427 | 28.47 | 2 | 2.5 | 71.2 |
| 2 | Texas | 6 | 14 | 395 | 28.21 | 2 | 2.3 | 65.8 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 8 | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 2 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 4 | Indiana | 8 | 18 | 325 | 18.06 | 2 | 2.3 | 40.6 |
| 5 | Louisville | 6 | 13 | 270 | 20.77 | 2 | 2.2 | 45.0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 13 | 268 | 20.62 | 2 | 2.2 | 44.7 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 6 | 15 | 245 | 16.33 | 1 | 2.5 | 40.8 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 6 | 19 | 206 | 10.84 | 1 | 3.2 | 34.3 |
| 9 | USF | 6 | 13 | 194 | 14.92 | 1 | 2.2 | 32.3 |
| 9 | Toledo | 4 | 16 | 194 | 12.13 | 1 | 4.0 | 48.5 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 3 | 8 | 191 | 23.88 | 3 | 2.7 | 63.7 |
| 11 | Utah | 6 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.8 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 6 | 17 | 188 | 11.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 31.3 |
| 14 | BYU | 8 | 17 | 186 | 10.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 23.3 |
| 15 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.5 |
| 16 | Illinois | 5 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 32.2 |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 3.0 | 52.7 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 4 | 13 | 158 | 12.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 39.5 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 6 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.8 |
| 20 | Ohio | 5 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.4 |
| 21 | Oregon | 7 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.9 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 7 | 17 | 145 | 8.53 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.7 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.3 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| 25 | Temple | 5 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 25 | California | 5 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 4 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.5 |
| 28 | Southern Miss | 6 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 29 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.8 |
| 30 | Iowa State | 5 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 24.4 |
| 31 | Arizona | 4 | 12 | 119 | 9.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 4 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Virginia | 7 | 14 | 119 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 34 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | 7 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.7 |
| 35 | Missouri | 6 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 37 | Washington | 6 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.3 |
| 38 | SMU | 5 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 38 | James Madison | 7 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.4 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 5 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.2 |
| 40 | Memphis | 7 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
| 42 | Old Dominion | 5 | 11 | 109 | 9.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.8 |
| 43 | Marshall | 4 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.0 |
| 44 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 5 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.4 |
| 46 | Kansas | 4 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 23.0 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 4 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.5 |
| 50 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 50 | Boston College | 1 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 8.0 | 89.0 |
| 52 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 3 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| 54 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 54 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.7 |
| 54 | Troy | 6 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 54 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 1 | 2.6 | 16.6 |
| 58 | Maryland | 4 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 18.8 |
| 59 | UNLV | 6 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 2 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 59 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.4 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 62 | Georgia | 6 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
| 63 | Delaware | 4 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 64 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 66 | Washington State | 4 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.5 |
| 66 | North Texas | 7 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 68 | Bowling Green | 3 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 |
| 69 | Central Michigan | 5 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.6 |
| 69 | Navy | 7 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 71 | Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 72 | Alabama | 7 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 74 | Appalachian State | 4 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 13.5 |
| 76 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 76 | Arkansas State | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 78 | NC State | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 79 | Florida | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 80 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.7 |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 83 | Kansas State | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 84 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 88 | Tulane | 6 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 90 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 90 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 92 | Texas State | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 92 | Arkansas | 2 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.5 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 94 | USC | 5 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 97 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 98 | Hawaii | 6 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 98 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 98 | Boise State | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 102 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 105 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 105 | UTEP | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 105 | Missouri State | 5 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| 108 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 109 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 109 | Akron | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 111 | Michigan | 6 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| 112 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 112 | Florida State | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 114 | Northwestern | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| 115 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 116 | Army | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 116 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 119 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 119 | Ball State | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 121 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 121 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 123 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 123 | TCU | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 125 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 126 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 126 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 126 | Liberty | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 130 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 131 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 132 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 133 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.5 |