2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 3 7 288 41.14 1 2.3 96.0
2 Iowa State 6 4 122 30.50 0 0.7 20.3
3 South Carolina 3 7 191 27.29 3 2.3 63.7
4 Louisville 4 10 246 24.60 2 2.5 61.5
5 Washington 4 5 121 24.20 1 1.3 30.3
6 Delaware 5 4 81 20.25 1 0.8 16.2
7 Indiana 4 11 222 20.18 1 2.8 55.5
8 Illinois 5 8 161 20.13 1 1.6 32.2
9 Michigan State 5 6 118 19.67 0 1.2 23.6
10 Nebraska 4 13 242 18.62 1 3.3 60.5
11 SMU 5 6 110 18.33 0 1.2 22.0
12 Rutgers 5 5 91 18.20 3 1.0 18.2
13 South Alabama 6 6 108 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
14 Duke 5 5 89 17.80 1 1.0 17.8
15 Texas A&M 4 13 225 17.31 1 3.3 56.3
16 Texas 4 8 138 17.25 0 2.0 34.5
17 Temple 3 5 83 16.60 0 1.7 27.7
18 USF 4 11 173 15.73 1 2.8 43.3
19 Kennesaw State 4 5 78 15.60 0 1.3 19.5
20 Arizona State 5 2 31 15.50 0 0.4 6.2
21 Utah 4 6 92 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
22 LSU 4 6 91 15.17 0 1.5 22.8
23 Ohio State 5 7 106 15.14 0 1.4 21.2
24 Florida Atlantic 4 9 136 15.11 2 2.3 34.0
25 Florida 2 5 74 14.80 0 2.5 37.0
26 UNLV 5 5 72 14.40 2 1.0 14.4
27 Charlotte 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
28 Hawaii 6 2 27 13.50 0 0.3 4.5
29 Oklahoma 4 13 174 13.38 0 3.3 43.5
30 Pittsburgh 5 14 182 13.00 1 2.8 36.4
31 Alabama 2 5 64 12.80 0 2.5 32.0
32 Wisconsin 3 3 38 12.67 0 1.0 12.7
33 Central Michigan 5 5 63 12.60 0 1.0 12.6
33 Washington State 5 5 63 12.60 0 1.0 12.6
35 USC 4 2 25 12.50 0 0.5 6.3
36 Tennessee 4 12 149 12.42 0 3.0 37.3
37 Mississippi State 3 8 99 12.38 0 2.7 33.0
38 Marshall 4 11 136 12.36 0 2.8 34.0
39 Southern Miss 5 8 98 12.25 1 1.6 19.6
40 Ohio 5 5 59 11.80 0 1.0 11.8
41 Penn State 4 10 116 11.60 1 2.5 29.0
42 Oregon 5 12 135 11.25 0 2.4 27.0
43 Fresno State 6 10 112 11.20 1 1.7 18.7
44 East Carolina 4 6 67 11.17 0 1.5 16.8
45 California 6 14 156 11.14 0 2.3 26.0
46 Ole Miss 4 9 100 11.11 0 2.3 25.0
47 Memphis 6 10 111 11.10 0 1.7 18.5
48 Boston College 5 10 110 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
49 Toledo 5 18 192 10.67 0 3.6 38.4
50 BYU 5 15 158 10.53 0 3.0 31.6
51 Wyoming 5 8 84 10.50 0 1.6 16.8
51 Northern Illinois 5 2 21 10.50 0 0.4 4.2
53 Missouri 5 11 114 10.36 0 2.2 22.8
54 UAB 4 6 62 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
55 Eastern Michigan 6 5 51 10.20 0 0.8 8.5
56 Virginia 5 13 132 10.15 0 2.6 26.4
57 Vanderbilt 5 7 71 10.14 1 1.4 14.2
58 Old Dominion 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
59 Arizona 4 12 119 9.92 0 3.0 29.8
60 Georgia 3 6 59 9.83 0 2.0 19.7
60 Nevada 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
62 Army 5 6 58 9.67 0 1.2 11.6
62 Navy 5 6 58 9.67 0 1.2 11.6
64 Georgia Tech 5 10 95 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
64 Massachusetts 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
66 Louisiana Tech 4 11 104 9.45 0 2.8 26.0
67 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
68 Buffalo 6 14 129 9.21 0 2.3 21.5
69 Wake Forest 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
69 UCF 5 7 63 9.00 0 1.4 12.6
69 FIU 5 5 45 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
69 Clemson 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
73 Kent State 2 5 44 8.80 0 2.5 22.0
73 Miami (OH) 5 10 88 8.80 1 2.0 17.6
75 North Carolina 5 4 35 8.75 0 0.8 7.0
76 Colorado State 5 7 59 8.43 0 1.4 11.8
77 Bowling Green 5 5 42 8.40 0 1.0 8.4
78 Miami (FL) 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
78 San Jose State 5 3 25 8.33 0 0.6 5.0
80 Troy 4 10 83 8.30 0 2.5 20.8
81 West Virginia 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
82 Purdue 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
82 Akron 6 4 32 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
84 Western Michigan 5 11 87 7.91 0 2.2 17.4
85 Missouri State 5 7 55 7.86 0 1.4 11.0
86 James Madison 5 12 94 7.83 0 2.4 18.8
87 Texas Tech 5 10 75 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
87 Texas State 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
89 Minnesota 4 9 66 7.33 0 2.3 16.5
90 Middle Tennessee State 5 7 51 7.29 0 1.4 10.2
91 Colorado 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
92 Appalachian State 5 14 99 7.07 0 2.8 19.8
93 Connecticut 6 10 70 7.00 0 1.7 11.7
93 Air Force 5 1 7 7.00 0 0.2 1.4
95 UTEP 5 13 89 6.85 0 2.6 17.8
96 Notre Dame 3 5 34 6.80 0 1.7 11.3
97 San Diego State 5 17 115 6.76 0 3.4 23.0
98 Sam Houston State 5 4 27 6.75 0 0.8 5.4
99 Georgia Southern 5 5 33 6.60 0 1.0 6.6
100 Tulsa 5 6 39 6.50 0 1.2 7.8
101 Florida State 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
102 North Texas 5 7 44 6.29 0 1.4 8.8
103 Kentucky 3 4 25 6.25 0 1.3 8.3
104 Virginia Tech 5 9 56 6.22 0 1.8 11.2
105 Kansas 5 15 92 6.13 0 3.0 18.4
106 Maryland 5 14 85 6.07 0 2.8 17.0
107 Kansas State 5 8 46 5.75 0 1.6 9.2
107 Boise State 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
109 Syracuse 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
110 Houston 4 9 50 5.56 0 2.3 12.5
110 Arkansas State 5 9 50 5.56 0 1.8 10.0
112 Arkansas 2 6 33 5.50 0 3.0 16.5
113 Oregon State 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
114 Tulane 4 6 32 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
115 Oklahoma State 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
116 Liberty 5 4 19 4.75 0 0.8 3.8
117 New Mexico State 5 7 32 4.57 0 1.4 6.4
118 Coastal Carolina 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
119 Utah State 3 7 31 4.43 0 2.3 10.3
120 NC State 5 9 39 4.33 0 1.8 7.8
121 Cincinnati 4 6 25 4.17 0 1.5 6.3
122 Auburn 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
122 Jacksonville State 5 1 4 4.00 0 0.2 0.8
124 Louisiana 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
125 Stanford 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
126 Rice 6 5 16 3.20 0 0.8 2.7
127 UCLA 5 3 9 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
128 UTSA 4 6 15 2.50 0 1.5 3.8
129 Western Kentucky 6 3 7 2.33 0 0.5 1.2
130 Michigan 4 7 16 2.29 0 1.8 4.0
131 Baylor 5 7 14 2.00 0 1.4 2.8
132 Ball State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
133 Northwestern 4 7 9 1.29 0 1.8 2.3
134 TCU 4 3 3 1.00 0 0.8 0.8
135 New Mexico 4 5 -7 -1.40 0 1.3 -1.8
136 Georgia State 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0