2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 17.9 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Kent State | 7 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 10 | 11 | 176 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.6 |
| 1 | FIU | 6 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 10 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 1 | UTEP | 10 | 19 | 133 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 1 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 1 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 23.5 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 8 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 6 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.3 |
| 12 | Florida State | 7 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.7 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 12 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 12 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 12 | Maryland | 8 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Washington State | 6 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| 12 | Baylor | 7 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 8 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 8 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Army | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 12 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 8 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Temple | 7 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 6 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 2 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 12 | California | 6 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 12 | Nevada | 9 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Boston College | 10 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 11 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 12 | UCF | 7 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 8 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Marshall | 7 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 8 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Houston | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 12 | UAB | 8 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 9 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Missouri State | 6 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Delaware | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Toledo | 5 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 12 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 12 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Boise State | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 12 | James Madison | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 9 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Colorado | 9 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Akron | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 8 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| 12 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 10 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Rice | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 7 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 12 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 12 | Liberty | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 12 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 12 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 8 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Utah State | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 12 | UTSA | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 12 | USC | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 12 | LSU | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Auburn | 7 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Texas State | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 12 | BYU | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 8 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Troy | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 12 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 12 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 11 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 12 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Ball State | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 12 | USF | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Air Force | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Purdue | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 12 | TCU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | NC State | 5 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |