2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 18 | 574 | 31.89 | 3 | 2.3 | 71.8 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 11 | 29 | 467 | 16.10 | 2 | 2.6 | 42.5 |
| 3 | Texas | 9 | 18 | 443 | 24.61 | 2 | 2.0 | 49.2 |
| 4 | Louisville | 8 | 20 | 413 | 20.65 | 2 | 2.5 | 51.6 |
| 5 | Indiana | 13 | 20 | 359 | 17.95 | 2 | 1.5 | 27.6 |
| 6 | Toledo | 8 | 25 | 323 | 12.92 | 1 | 3.1 | 40.4 |
| 7 | Utah | 10 | 19 | 296 | 15.58 | 1 | 1.9 | 29.6 |
| 8 | Washington State | 6 | 14 | 289 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.2 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 14 | 277 | 19.79 | 2 | 1.8 | 34.6 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 7 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.4 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 10 | 21 | 259 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.9 |
| 12 | Oregon | 11 | 21 | 255 | 12.14 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.2 |
| 13 | BYU | 11 | 20 | 252 | 12.60 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 9 | 19 | 244 | 12.84 | 0 | 2.1 | 27.1 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 8 | 19 | 233 | 12.26 | 1 | 2.4 | 29.1 |
| 16 | USF | 9 | 19 | 226 | 11.89 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.1 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 9 | 26 | 224 | 8.62 | 1 | 2.9 | 24.9 |
| 18 | Georgia | 12 | 21 | 220 | 10.48 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 21 | 215 | 10.24 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.5 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 12 | 18 | 205 | 11.39 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.1 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 8 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 1 | 1.1 | 25.5 |
| 22 | Arizona | 9 | 19 | 196 | 10.32 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.8 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 4 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 3 | 2.5 | 48.8 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 12 | 24 | 186 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 25 | Missouri | 8 | 13 | 184 | 14.15 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 5 | 14 | 184 | 13.14 | 1 | 2.8 | 36.8 |
| 27 | Illinois | 8 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.4 |
| 27 | James Madison | 12 | 20 | 179 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
| 29 | Virginia | 10 | 23 | 167 | 7.26 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| 30 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 9 | 158 | 17.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 39.5 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 4 | 13 | 158 | 12.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 39.5 |
| 32 | Alabama | 10 | 17 | 154 | 9.06 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.4 |
| 33 | Ohio | 8 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 13 | 149 | 11.46 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | 10 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.7 |
| 37 | SMU | 8 | 13 | 146 | 11.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.3 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 8 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 1 | 1.6 | 17.1 |
| 40 | Temple | 5 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 40 | UCF | 5 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 40 | California | 7 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.3 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.4 |
| 43 | Washington | 9 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 45 | LSU | 7 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 1 | 2.4 | 18.7 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 15 | 130 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.6 |
| 48 | Penn State | 6 | 13 | 128 | 9.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.3 |
| 49 | Southern Miss | 7 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.1 |
| 50 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.5 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 9 | 13 | 121 | 9.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 52 | Ole Miss | 11 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 53 | Arizona State | 8 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 54 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 55 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.6 |
| 56 | Minnesota | 7 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.9 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 1 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| 58 | UNLV | 10 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 2 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| 59 | Western Michigan | 9 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| 60 | UTSA | 6 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.3 |
| 60 | Kansas | 5 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.4 |
| 60 | Houston | 9 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
| 63 | Duke | 8 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 3 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 65 | USC | 9 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 66 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 67 | FIU | 7 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 68 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 69 | TCU | 8 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 70 | Kent State | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 71 | Maryland | 4 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 18.8 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 8 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 73 | Delaware | 6 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.2 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 75 | Clemson | 7 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 76 | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 35.5 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.5 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 8 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 6 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.5 |
| 78 | North Texas | 11 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 81 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 34.0 |
| 82 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 83 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.5 |
| 84 | Navy | 10 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 86 | NC State | 7 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
| 86 | Michigan | 9 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| 88 | Boise State | 9 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 90 | Missouri State | 7 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| 91 | Appalachian State | 5 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
| 92 | Kansas State | 6 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.8 |
| 92 | New Mexico | 9 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 94 | Tulane | 11 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 95 | Texas State | 6 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 96 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 97 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 99 | Baylor | 5 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 100 | Utah State | 6 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.2 |
| 101 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 103 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 105 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 105 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 107 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 107 | Nevada | 3 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| 109 | Arkansas | 2 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.5 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 110 | Cincinnati | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 113 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 113 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 115 | Akron | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 119 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 119 | UTEP | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 121 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 122 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 123 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 123 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 123 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 126 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 126 | Northwestern | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 128 | Army | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 129 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 130 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 131 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 131 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 133 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 134 | Louisiana | 6 | 3 | -12 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 |