2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/13/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Wake Forest 2 3 124 41.33 1 1.5 62.0
2 Oregon 2 3 93 31.00 1 1.5 46.5
3 Texas 5 5 118 23.60 1 1.0 23.6
4 Cincinnati 3 3 67 22.33 0 1.0 22.3
5 South Alabama 2 2 42 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
5 UCF 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
7 Arizona State 3 2 34 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
7 Iowa 3 1 17 17.00 0 0.3 5.7
9 Notre Dame 4 4 65 16.25 1 1.0 16.3
10 Texas A&M 3 5 67 13.40 0 1.7 22.3
11 Oklahoma 5 6 80 13.33 0 1.2 16.0
12 South Carolina 6 8 96 12.00 0 1.3 16.0
12 Tulane 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
12 Michigan State 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
15 Louisville 3 7 79 11.29 0 2.3 26.3
16 Charlotte 3 2 22 11.00 0 0.7 7.3
17 Clemson 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
17 San Jose State 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
19 Georgia 5 7 73 10.43 0 1.4 14.6
20 Baylor 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
20 Ohio State 3 3 30 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
22 Temple 5 4 39 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
23 Ole Miss 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
24 Kansas 4 4 37 9.25 0 1.0 9.3
25 North Carolina 1 5 46 9.20 0 5.0 46.0
26 Miami (FL) 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
26 Illinois 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
28 Florida State 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
29 Colorado 4 2 17 8.50 0 0.5 4.3
30 Kansas State 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
30 Oklahoma State 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
30 Duke 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
33 USF 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
34 Penn State 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
34 Purdue 5 2 15 7.50 0 0.4 3.0
36 Virginia Tech 4 6 44 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
37 Washington State 4 4 28 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
37 Northwestern 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
39 BYU 4 6 41 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
40 Missouri 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
41 California 1 3 20 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
42 Marshall 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
43 Kennesaw State 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
43 Arkansas 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
43 Wisconsin 5 3 18 6.00 0 0.6 3.6
46 Nebraska 2 5 29 5.80 0 2.5 14.5
47 Alabama 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
48 UCLA 4 2 10 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
49 UTSA 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
50 Florida 5 4 17 4.25 0 0.8 3.4
51 Troy 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
51 Georgia Southern 2 3 12 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
51 Iowa State 2 3 12 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
54 Tennessee 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
55 Tulsa 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
55 USC 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
57 Memphis 2 4 14 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
57 Old Dominion 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
59 NC State 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
60 Texas Tech 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
60 Vanderbilt 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
62 Kentucky 4 4 11 2.75 0 1.0 2.8
63 Auburn 6 10 27 2.70 0 1.7 4.5
64 UTEP 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
64 UAB 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
64 Washington 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
67 LSU 5 5 12 2.40 0 1.0 2.4
68 Utah 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
69 East Carolina 2 3 6 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
69 Michigan 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
69 Florida Atlantic 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
69 North Texas 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
73 Army 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
74 New Mexico 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
74 Indiana 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
74 Utah State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
74 Georgia State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
78 Syracuse 3 2 -4 -2.00 0 0.7 -1.3
79 Western Michigan 1 1 -4 -4.00 0 1.0 -4.0