2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 3 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 3 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 3 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Auburn | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | USF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 3 | Utah | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -9.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -11.0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | -17 | -17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -8.5 |