2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 17.7 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 124 | 41.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 124.0 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Texas | 6 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 9 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 10 | Oregon | 6 | 10 | 186 | 18.60 | 2 | 1.7 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 5 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.4 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 19 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Louisville | 3 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.3 |
| 21 | Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 11 | 120 | 10.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.0 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 26 | Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 30 | Baylor | 3 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 30 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 30 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 33 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 34 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 36 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 37 | USF | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 38 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 38 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 38 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 41 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 44 | Alabama | 6 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 44 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 46 | California | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 49 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 51 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 51 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 53 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 54 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 55 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 56 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 56 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 61 | BYU | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 62 | LSU | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 62 | USC | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 65 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 65 | Auburn | 5 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 65 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 69 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 71 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 71 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 71 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 74 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 75 | East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 75 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 75 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 78 | Army | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 79 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |