2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas A&M 9 28 462 16.50 2 3.1 51.3
2 Oklahoma 7 18 215 11.94 0 2.6 30.7
2 Toledo 13 34 385 11.32 1 2.6 29.6
2 San Diego State 12 31 246 7.94 1 2.6 20.5
5 South Carolina 6 15 212 14.13 3 2.5 35.3
5 Texas Tech 10 25 234 9.36 0 2.5 23.4
7 Louisville 10 23 405 17.61 2 2.3 40.5
7 Virginia 13 30 288 9.60 0 2.3 22.2
9 Washington State 9 20 387 19.35 0 2.2 43.0
9 USF 10 22 207 9.41 1 2.2 20.7
11 Iowa 9 19 567 29.84 3 2.1 63.0
11 Texas 7 15 338 22.53 1 2.1 48.3
11 Old Dominion 11 23 298 12.96 0 2.1 27.1
14 Nebraska 10 20 312 15.60 1 2.0 31.2
14 Pittsburgh 10 20 293 14.65 2 2.0 29.3
14 BYU 9 18 224 12.44 1 2.0 24.9
14 Alabama 8 16 152 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
14 Oregon 10 20 170 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
14 UTEP 11 22 154 7.00 1 2.0 14.0
14 Kansas 8 16 97 6.06 0 2.0 12.1
21 Utah 11 21 297 14.14 1 1.9 27.0
21 Wyoming 11 21 242 11.52 1 1.9 22.0
21 Louisiana Tech 13 25 263 10.52 0 1.9 20.2
21 Marshall 10 19 193 10.16 0 1.9 19.3
21 Buffalo 12 23 229 9.96 1 1.9 19.1
21 Arkansas 7 13 100 7.69 1 1.9 14.3
21 Coastal Carolina 11 21 147 7.00 1 1.9 13.4
21 Arkansas State 13 25 170 6.80 0 1.9 13.1
21 Houston 11 21 128 6.10 0 1.9 11.6
21 Oklahoma State 9 17 59 3.47 0 1.9 6.6
31 California 12 22 239 10.86 0 1.8 19.9
31 Notre Dame 8 14 147 10.50 1 1.8 18.4
31 Georgia 8 14 147 10.50 0 1.8 18.4
31 Kennesaw State 13 24 228 9.50 1 1.8 17.5
31 James Madison 13 23 197 8.57 0 1.8 15.2
31 Maryland 10 18 131 7.28 0 1.8 13.1
31 Wake Forest 11 20 130 6.50 0 1.8 11.8
31 Minnesota 11 20 120 6.00 0 1.8 10.9
39 Indiana 11 19 359 18.89 2 1.7 32.6
39 Arizona 12 20 202 10.10 0 1.7 16.8
39 Penn State 10 17 131 7.71 1 1.7 13.1
39 Michigan 9 15 61 4.07 0 1.7 6.8
43 Missouri 8 13 184 14.15 1 1.6 23.0
43 Mississippi State 8 13 179 13.77 0 1.6 22.4
43 Kent State 10 16 211 13.19 1 1.6 21.1
43 Ohio State 10 16 178 11.13 0 1.6 17.8
43 UCF 10 16 175 10.94 0 1.6 17.5
43 LSU 8 13 141 10.85 0 1.6 17.6
43 Washington 10 16 166 10.38 1 1.6 16.6
43 Fresno State 13 21 181 8.62 1 1.6 13.9
43 Bowling Green 12 19 109 5.74 0 1.6 9.1
43 North Texas 12 19 75 3.95 0 1.6 6.3
43 Northwestern 9 14 20 1.43 0 1.6 2.2
54 Appalachian State 12 18 197 10.94 1 1.5 16.4
54 SMU 11 17 168 9.88 0 1.5 15.3
54 Virginia Tech 8 12 95 7.92 0 1.5 11.9
54 Connecticut 13 19 150 7.89 0 1.5 11.5
54 Nevada 12 18 136 7.56 0 1.5 11.3
54 Baylor 10 15 111 7.40 0 1.5 11.1
54 UTSA 10 15 103 6.87 0 1.5 10.3
61 Florida Atlantic 10 14 281 20.07 2 1.4 28.1
61 Florida 7 10 129 12.90 0 1.4 18.4
61 Georgia Tech 11 15 157 10.47 0 1.4 14.3
61 Miami (OH) 14 20 174 8.70 1 1.4 12.4
61 Boston College 10 14 117 8.36 0 1.4 11.7
61 West Virginia 9 13 106 8.15 0 1.4 11.8
61 Ole Miss 9 13 90 6.92 0 1.4 10.0
61 Western Michigan 13 18 110 6.11 0 1.4 8.5
61 New Mexico State 12 17 92 5.41 0 1.4 7.7
61 Kansas State 9 13 54 4.15 0 1.4 6.0
71 Colorado State 12 15 212 14.13 1 1.3 17.7
71 Tennessee 9 12 149 12.42 0 1.3 16.6
71 FIU 13 17 198 11.65 1 1.3 15.2
71 Southern Miss 13 17 195 11.47 1 1.3 15.0
71 Wisconsin 7 9 75 8.33 0 1.3 10.7
71 Clemson 12 16 110 6.88 0 1.3 9.2
71 Middle Tennessee State 12 16 109 6.81 0 1.3 9.1
71 Missouri State 12 16 97 6.06 0 1.3 8.1
71 Troy 13 17 90 5.29 0 1.3 6.9
80 Miami (FL) 11 13 187 14.38 0 1.2 17.0
80 Michigan State 9 11 138 12.55 0 1.2 15.3
80 Sam Houston State 11 13 110 8.46 1 1.2 10.0
80 Arizona State 10 12 98 8.17 0 1.2 9.8
80 Texas State 12 14 72 5.14 0 1.2 6.0
80 Utah State 11 13 60 4.62 0 1.2 5.5
80 NC State 9 11 49 4.45 0 1.2 5.4
87 Illinois 10 11 195 17.73 1 1.1 19.5
87 Temple 7 8 135 16.88 0 1.1 19.3
87 Vanderbilt 10 11 100 9.09 1 1.1 10.0
87 Louisiana-Monroe 11 12 98 8.17 0 1.1 8.9
87 North Carolina 11 12 91 7.58 0 1.1 8.3
87 Colorado 8 9 62 6.89 0 1.1 7.8
87 Boise State 13 14 73 5.21 0 1.1 5.6
87 Kentucky 8 9 42 4.67 0 1.1 5.3
87 Cincinnati 9 10 36 3.60 0 1.1 4.0
87 Liberty 11 12 36 3.00 0 1.1 3.3
87 Louisiana 11 12 29 2.42 0 1.1 2.6
98 Ohio 12 12 160 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
98 Florida State 9 9 113 12.56 0 1.0 12.6
98 UAB 10 10 110 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
98 Memphis 11 11 111 10.09 0 1.0 10.1
98 South Alabama 10 10 88 8.80 0 1.0 8.8
98 Oregon State 10 10 80 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
98 UNLV 14 14 103 7.36 2 1.0 7.4
98 Hawaii 12 12 77 6.42 0 1.0 6.4
98 Auburn 6 6 33 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
98 Tulane 11 11 46 4.18 0 1.0 4.2
98 Ball State 12 12 25 2.08 0 1.0 2.1
109 Iowa State 10 9 201 22.33 1 0.9 20.1
109 Duke 10 9 108 12.00 1 0.9 10.8
109 Charlotte 9 8 82 10.25 0 0.9 9.1
109 Army 10 9 82 9.11 0 0.9 8.2
109 Syracuse 9 8 62 7.75 0 0.9 6.9
109 East Carolina 11 10 77 7.70 0 0.9 7.0
109 UCLA 8 7 37 5.29 0 0.9 4.6
109 Stanford 8 7 37 5.29 0 0.9 4.6
109 New Mexico 12 11 55 5.00 1 0.9 4.6
109 Purdue 7 6 11 1.83 0 0.9 1.6
119 Tulsa 10 8 85 10.63 0 0.8 8.5
119 Northern Illinois 12 10 91 9.10 0 0.8 7.6
119 Massachusetts 11 9 43 4.78 0 0.8 3.9
119 Akron 12 10 47 4.70 0 0.8 3.9
119 Rice 11 9 39 4.33 0 0.8 3.5
119 Georgia State 9 7 10 1.43 0 0.8 1.1
125 TCU 11 8 77 9.63 0 0.7 7.0
125 Central Michigan 12 8 69 8.63 0 0.7 5.8
125 Georgia Southern 11 8 61 7.63 0 0.7 5.5
128 Navy 11 7 63 9.00 0 0.6 5.7
128 Jacksonville State 14 9 47 5.22 0 0.6 3.4
130 Rutgers 10 5 91 18.20 3 0.5 9.1
130 Delaware 13 6 94 15.67 1 0.5 7.2
130 USC 10 5 78 15.60 0 0.5 7.8
130 Eastern Michigan 12 6 55 9.17 0 0.5 4.6
130 San Jose State 11 6 36 6.00 0 0.5 3.3
135 Western Kentucky 13 5 9 1.80 0 0.4 0.7
136 Air Force 11 3 8 2.67 0 0.3 0.7