2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/13/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 2 7 245 35.00 1 3.5 122.5
2 South Carolina 2 7 196 28.00 3 3.5 98.0
3 Texas A&M 2 7 160 22.86 1 3.5 80.0
4 Indiana 3 11 222 20.18 1 3.7 74.0
5 Louisville 2 6 134 22.33 1 3.0 67.0
6 Pittsburgh 3 11 197 17.91 1 3.7 65.7
7 BYU 2 10 126 12.60 0 5.0 63.0
8 Marshall 2 8 124 15.50 0 4.0 62.0
9 Tennessee 2 8 120 15.00 0 4.0 60.0
10 Washington 2 4 106 26.50 1 2.0 53.0
11 Illinois 3 6 152 25.33 1 2.0 50.7
12 San Diego State 2 10 93 9.30 0 5.0 46.5
13 Nebraska 3 8 133 16.63 0 2.7 44.3
14 South Alabama 2 3 88 29.33 0 1.5 44.0
15 Mississippi State 3 9 129 14.33 0 3.0 43.0
16 Toledo 3 12 128 10.67 0 4.0 42.7
17 Florida 2 4 85 21.25 0 2.0 42.5
18 Virginia 3 11 125 11.36 0 3.7 41.7
19 Temple 2 5 83 16.60 0 2.5 41.5
20 Duke 2 4 82 20.50 1 2.0 41.0
20 California 3 9 123 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
22 Michigan State 3 6 118 19.67 0 2.0 39.3
23 Oklahoma 2 6 73 12.17 0 3.0 36.5
24 Texas 2 4 72 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
24 Louisiana Tech 2 6 72 12.00 0 3.0 36.0
26 Buffalo 3 11 98 8.91 0 3.7 32.7
27 Alabama 2 5 64 12.80 0 2.5 32.0
27 Wyoming 2 7 64 9.14 0 3.5 32.0
29 SMU 3 5 94 18.80 0 1.7 31.3
30 Kansas 2 10 62 6.20 0 5.0 31.0
31 Army 2 4 60 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
32 Iowa State 4 3 118 39.33 0 0.8 29.5
32 UCF 2 4 59 14.75 0 2.0 29.5
32 Nevada 2 5 59 11.80 0 2.5 29.5
35 Utah 3 4 86 21.50 0 1.3 28.7
36 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 28 9.33 0 3.0 28.0
37 Penn State 3 10 83 8.30 0 3.3 27.7
38 Boston College 3 9 81 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
39 Memphis 3 7 80 11.43 0 2.3 26.7
40 Florida State 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
41 Fresno State 4 8 98 12.25 1 2.0 24.5
42 Missouri 3 8 73 9.13 0 2.7 24.3
42 West Virginia 3 8 73 9.13 0 2.7 24.3
44 Arizona 3 7 72 10.29 0 2.3 24.0
45 Ole Miss 3 6 71 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
46 UTEP 2 7 47 6.71 0 3.5 23.5
47 East Carolina 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
47 Georgia Tech 3 7 67 9.57 0 2.3 22.3
49 Kent State 2 5 44 8.80 0 2.5 22.0
50 Southern Miss 3 6 64 10.67 1 2.0 21.3
51 Rutgers 3 4 63 15.75 3 1.3 21.0
52 UAB 3 5 57 11.40 0 1.7 19.0
53 Colorado State 2 3 36 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
53 Wake Forest 3 6 54 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
55 Navy 3 5 53 10.60 0 1.7 17.7
55 Minnesota 3 8 53 6.63 0 2.7 17.7
57 FIU 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
57 Georgia 2 5 35 7.00 0 2.5 17.5
59 Oklahoma State 1 3 17 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
60 Arkansas 2 6 33 5.50 0 3.0 16.5
61 Arkansas State 2 3 32 10.67 0 1.5 16.0
62 Old Dominion 2 5 30 6.00 0 2.5 15.0
62 Texas Tech 3 10 45 4.50 0 3.3 15.0
64 Florida Atlantic 3 6 44 7.33 2 2.0 14.7
64 Maryland 3 10 44 4.40 0 3.3 14.7
66 Miami (FL) 2 4 29 7.25 0 2.0 14.5
67 Oregon 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
68 LSU 3 3 42 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
68 Ohio State 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
70 Syracuse 2 4 27 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
70 Utah State 2 6 27 4.50 0 3.0 13.5
72 Kentucky 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
73 Tulsa 3 4 36 9.00 0 1.3 12.0
73 Purdue 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
75 Bowling Green 3 3 34 11.33 0 1.0 11.3
76 Texas State 3 2 33 16.50 0 0.7 11.0
77 Houston 3 7 32 4.57 0 2.3 10.7
78 James Madison 2 5 21 4.20 0 2.5 10.5
79 Arizona State 3 3 31 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
79 Middle Tennessee State 3 5 31 6.20 0 1.7 10.3
81 North Carolina 3 3 30 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
81 North Texas 3 8 30 3.75 0 2.7 10.0
83 Connecticut 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
84 Charlotte 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
84 Sam Houston State 3 4 27 6.75 0 1.3 9.0
86 Cincinnati 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
86 Kansas State 3 6 25 4.17 0 2.0 8.3
88 Miami (OH) 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
88 Boise State 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
88 Appalachian State 3 10 24 2.40 0 3.3 8.0
91 Missouri State 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
92 Colorado 2 1 14 14.00 0 0.5 7.0
92 NC State 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
92 Washington State 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
95 USF 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
95 Virginia Tech 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
97 Liberty 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
98 Coastal Carolina 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
98 Rice 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
100 Auburn 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
101 New Mexico State 3 5 15 3.00 0 1.7 5.0
101 Louisiana 2 4 10 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
103 Delaware 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
104 Massachusetts 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
104 Oregon State 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
106 Vanderbilt 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
107 Air Force 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
107 Kennesaw State 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
109 Hawaii 4 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 3.3
110 Western Michigan 2 3 6 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
111 Akron 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
112 Stanford 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
112 Western Kentucky 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
114 Michigan 2 5 4 0.80 0 2.5 2.0
115 UTSA 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
115 Wisconsin 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
117 UNLV 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
118 Central Michigan 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
118 Tulane 3 3 3 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
118 UCLA 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
118 Northwestern 2 4 2 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
122 USC 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
123 Ohio 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
124 Troy 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
125 Baylor 2 5 0 0.00 0 2.5 0.0
125 New Mexico 2 4 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
127 Ball State 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.5 -0.5
128 Georgia State 2 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.5 -2.0