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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 9 19 567 29.84 3 2.1 63.0
2 Texas 7 15 338 22.53 1 2.1 48.3
3 Iowa State 10 9 201 22.33 1 0.9 20.1
4 Louisville 9 19 391 20.58 2 2.1 43.4
5 Florida Atlantic 10 14 281 20.07 2 1.4 28.1
6 Indiana 11 19 359 18.89 2 1.7 32.6
7 Washington State 8 19 358 18.84 0 2.4 44.8
8 Rutgers 10 5 91 18.20 3 0.5 9.1
9 Illinois 9 11 195 17.73 1 1.2 21.7
10 Temple 7 8 135 16.88 0 1.1 19.3
11 Texas A&M 9 28 462 16.50 2 3.1 51.3
12 Delaware 12 6 94 15.67 1 0.5 7.8
13 Nebraska 10 20 312 15.60 1 2.0 31.2
13 USC 9 5 78 15.60 0 0.6 8.7
15 Utah 10 19 296 15.58 1 1.9 29.6
16 Pittsburgh 9 19 291 15.32 2 2.1 32.3
17 Ohio 11 11 162 14.73 0 1.0 14.7
18 Miami (FL) 11 13 187 14.38 0 1.2 17.0
19 Missouri 8 13 184 14.15 1 1.6 23.0
20 South Carolina 6 15 212 14.13 3 2.5 35.3
20 Colorado State 12 15 212 14.13 1 1.3 17.7
22 Kent State 10 16 211 13.19 1 1.6 21.1
23 Florida 7 10 129 12.90 0 1.4 18.4
24 Florida State 9 9 113 12.56 0 1.0 12.6
25 Michigan State 9 11 138 12.55 0 1.2 15.3
26 BYU 9 18 224 12.44 1 2.0 24.9
27 Tennessee 8 12 149 12.42 0 1.5 18.6
28 Southern Miss 12 14 173 12.36 1 1.2 14.4
29 Duke 9 9 108 12.00 1 1.0 12.0
30 Oklahoma 7 18 215 11.94 0 2.6 30.7
31 Appalachian State 11 17 199 11.71 1 1.5 18.1
32 USF 9 18 210 11.67 1 2.0 23.3
33 Wyoming 11 21 242 11.52 1 1.9 22.0
34 Toledo 12 31 356 11.48 1 2.6 29.7
35 Old Dominion 10 22 250 11.36 0 2.2 25.0
36 Mississippi State 7 12 135 11.25 0 1.7 19.3
37 Ohio State 10 16 178 11.13 0 1.6 17.8
38 UAB 10 10 110 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
39 UCF 10 16 175 10.94 0 1.6 17.5
40 LSU 7 12 131 10.92 0 1.7 18.7
41 California 11 19 205 10.79 0 1.7 18.6
42 Tulsa 10 8 85 10.63 0 0.8 8.5
43 Notre Dame 8 14 147 10.50 1 1.8 18.4
43 Georgia 8 14 147 10.50 0 1.8 18.4
45 Georgia Tech 11 15 157 10.47 0 1.4 14.3
46 Washington 10 16 166 10.38 1 1.6 16.6
47 Charlotte 9 8 82 10.25 0 0.9 9.1
48 Marshall 10 19 193 10.16 0 1.9 19.3
49 Arizona 11 20 202 10.10 0 1.8 18.4
50 Memphis 10 11 111 10.09 0 1.1 11.1
51 Buffalo 12 23 229 9.96 1 1.9 19.1
52 SMU 11 17 168 9.88 0 1.5 15.3
52 Army 9 8 79 9.88 0 0.9 8.8
54 Coastal Carolina 10 14 135 9.64 1 1.4 13.5
55 TCU 11 8 77 9.63 0 0.7 7.0
56 Virginia 13 30 288 9.60 0 2.3 22.2
57 Kennesaw State 12 24 228 9.50 1 2.0 19.0
57 Alabama 8 16 152 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
59 Texas Tech 10 25 234 9.36 0 2.5 23.4
60 Eastern Michigan 12 6 55 9.17 0 0.5 4.6
61 Central Michigan 11 7 64 9.14 0 0.6 5.8
62 Northern Illinois 12 10 91 9.10 0 0.8 7.6
63 Vanderbilt 9 11 100 9.09 1 1.2 11.1
64 Georgia Southern 10 7 63 9.00 0 0.7 6.3
64 Navy 10 7 63 9.00 0 0.7 6.3
66 Arizona State 9 11 98 8.91 0 1.2 10.9
67 South Alabama 10 10 88 8.80 0 1.0 8.8
68 Miami (OH) 13 20 174 8.70 1 1.5 13.4
69 James Madison 13 23 197 8.57 0 1.8 15.2
70 Oregon 10 20 170 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
70 Louisiana Tech 12 22 187 8.50 0 1.8 15.6
72 Sam Houston State 11 13 110 8.46 1 1.2 10.0
73 Boston College 10 14 117 8.36 0 1.4 11.7
74 Wisconsin 7 9 75 8.33 0 1.3 10.7
75 Penn State 9 16 131 8.19 1 1.8 14.6
76 Louisiana-Monroe 11 12 98 8.17 0 1.1 8.9
77 West Virginia 9 13 106 8.15 0 1.4 11.8
78 Oregon State 10 10 80 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
79 Fresno State 12 20 159 7.95 1 1.7 13.3
80 San Diego State 12 31 246 7.94 1 2.6 20.5
81 Virginia Tech 8 12 95 7.92 0 1.5 11.9
82 Connecticut 12 19 150 7.89 0 1.6 12.5
83 Syracuse 9 8 62 7.75 0 0.9 6.9
84 East Carolina 10 10 77 7.70 0 1.0 7.7
85 Arkansas 7 13 100 7.69 1 1.9 14.3
86 North Carolina 11 12 91 7.58 0 1.1 8.3
87 Nevada 12 18 136 7.56 0 1.5 11.3
88 Baylor 10 15 111 7.40 0 1.5 11.1
89 UNLV 13 14 103 7.36 2 1.1 7.9
90 Maryland 10 18 131 7.28 0 1.8 13.1
91 UTEP 11 22 154 7.00 1 2.0 14.0
91 Wake Forest 10 18 126 7.00 0 1.8 12.6
93 Ole Miss 9 13 90 6.92 0 1.4 10.0
94 Colorado 8 9 62 6.89 0 1.1 7.8
95 Clemson 11 16 110 6.88 0 1.5 10.0
96 Missouri State 11 14 96 6.86 0 1.3 8.7
97 Middle Tennessee State 12 16 109 6.81 0 1.3 9.1
98 UTSA 9 14 94 6.71 0 1.6 10.4
98 FIU 12 14 94 6.71 0 1.2 7.8
100 Hawaii 11 12 77 6.42 0 1.1 7.0
101 Minnesota 10 19 116 6.11 0 1.9 11.6
102 Houston 10 21 128 6.10 0 2.1 12.8
103 Kansas 8 16 97 6.06 0 2.0 12.1
103 Western Michigan 12 17 103 6.06 0 1.4 8.6
105 San Jose State 11 6 36 6.00 0 0.5 3.3
106 Arkansas State 12 22 131 5.95 0 1.8 10.9
107 Bowling Green 12 19 109 5.74 0 1.6 9.1
108 Texas State 11 12 68 5.67 0 1.1 6.2
109 Auburn 6 6 33 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
110 New Mexico State 12 17 92 5.41 0 1.4 7.7
111 New Mexico 11 10 53 5.30 1 0.9 4.8
112 Troy 12 17 90 5.29 0 1.4 7.5
112 UCLA 8 7 37 5.29 0 0.9 4.6
112 Stanford 8 7 37 5.29 0 0.9 4.6
115 Jacksonville State 13 9 47 5.22 0 0.7 3.6
116 Boise State 13 14 73 5.21 0 1.1 5.6
117 Massachusetts 11 9 43 4.78 0 0.8 3.9
118 Akron 12 10 47 4.70 0 0.8 3.9
119 Kentucky 8 9 42 4.67 0 1.1 5.3
120 Utah State 10 13 60 4.62 0 1.3 6.0
121 NC State 8 11 49 4.45 0 1.4 6.1
122 Rice 10 9 39 4.33 0 0.9 3.9
123 North Texas 11 16 69 4.31 0 1.5 6.3
124 Tulane 11 11 46 4.18 0 1.0 4.2
125 Kansas State 9 13 54 4.15 0 1.4 6.0
126 Michigan 9 15 61 4.07 0 1.7 6.8
127 Cincinnati 9 10 36 3.60 0 1.1 4.0
128 Oklahoma State 9 17 59 3.47 0 1.9 6.6
129 Liberty 11 12 36 3.00 0 1.1 3.3
130 Air Force 11 3 8 2.67 0 0.3 0.7
131 Louisiana 10 9 22 2.44 0 0.9 2.2
132 Ball State 12 12 25 2.08 0 1.0 2.1
133 Purdue 7 6 11 1.83 0 0.9 1.6
134 Western Kentucky 12 5 9 1.80 0 0.4 0.8
135 Northwestern 8 14 20 1.43 0 1.8 2.5
135 Georgia State 9 7 10 1.43 0 0.8 1.1