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