2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 11 | 211 | 19.18 | 3 | 2.8 | 52.8 | 
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 3 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 
| 3 | Iowa | 7 | 16 | 420 | 26.25 | 2 | 2.3 | 60.0 | 
| 3 | Louisville | 5 | 10 | 246 | 24.60 | 2 | 2.0 | 49.2 | 
| 3 | Texas A&M | 7 | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 2 | 2.6 | 51.7 | 
| 3 | Indiana | 7 | 17 | 325 | 19.12 | 2 | 2.4 | 46.4 | 
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 13 | 242 | 18.62 | 2 | 1.9 | 34.6 | 
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 16 | 296 | 18.50 | 2 | 2.3 | 42.3 | 
| 3 | UNLV | 7 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 
| 10 | Texas | 6 | 14 | 330 | 23.57 | 1 | 2.3 | 55.0 | 
| 10 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 152 | 21.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 30.4 | 
| 10 | Delaware | 7 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 
| 10 | Nebraska | 6 | 15 | 264 | 17.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 44.0 | 
| 10 | Washington | 6 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.3 | 
| 10 | Duke | 6 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 
| 10 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.0 | 
| 10 | USF | 6 | 13 | 194 | 14.92 | 1 | 2.2 | 32.3 | 
| 10 | Wyoming | 7 | 15 | 181 | 12.07 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.9 | 
| 10 | Southern Miss | 8 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.4 | 
| 10 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 
| 10 | Appalachian State | 8 | 17 | 199 | 11.71 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.9 | 
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 
| 10 | San Diego State | 7 | 20 | 210 | 10.50 | 1 | 2.9 | 30.0 | 
| 10 | Toledo | 8 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 1 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 
| 10 | Fresno State | 8 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 
| 10 | Penn State | 6 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.4 | 
| 10 | New Mexico | 7 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 
| 29 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.3 | 
| 29 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.6 | 
| 29 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 
| 29 | Ohio | 7 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 
| 29 | Florida | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 
| 29 | Temple | 6 | 10 | 160 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 
| 29 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 
| 29 | Utah | 6 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.8 | 
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 
| 29 | South Alabama | 8 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 
| 29 | Mississippi State | 5 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 
| 29 | Ohio State | 6 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.7 | 
| 29 | USC | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 
| 29 | Tennessee | 6 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.8 | 
| 29 | Oklahoma | 5 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.2 | 
| 29 | Florida State | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.5 | 
| 29 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 
| 29 | Boston College | 7 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.7 | 
| 29 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 
| 29 | Charlotte | 8 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 
| 29 | Virginia | 7 | 17 | 197 | 11.59 | 0 | 2.4 | 28.1 | 
| 29 | BYU | 7 | 16 | 184 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.3 | 
| 29 | Army | 7 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 
| 29 | Memphis | 8 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 
| 29 | Marshall | 7 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 | 
| 29 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 
| 29 | UCF | 6 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.2 | 
| 29 | Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 
| 29 | Ole Miss | 6 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 | 
| 29 | East Carolina | 6 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 
| 29 | UAB | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 
| 29 | California | 8 | 18 | 183 | 10.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.9 | 
| 29 | Hawaii | 8 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 
| 29 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 
| 29 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 
| 29 | Missouri | 6 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 | 
| 29 | Navy | 7 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 
| 29 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 
| 29 | Arizona | 5 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.0 | 
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 16 | 153 | 9.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.9 | 
| 29 | SMU | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 
| 29 | Notre Dame | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 
| 29 | Texas Tech | 6 | 18 | 169 | 9.39 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.2 | 
| 29 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 
| 29 | Oregon | 7 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.9 | 
| 29 | Washington State | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 
| 29 | James Madison | 7 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.4 | 
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 
| 29 | Nevada | 8 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 
| 29 | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 
| 29 | West Virginia | 6 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 
| 29 | Old Dominion | 7 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.0 | 
| 29 | Connecticut | 8 | 13 | 101 | 7.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.6 | 
| 29 | Wake Forest | 6 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 
| 29 | Buffalo | 8 | 18 | 139 | 7.72 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.4 | 
| 29 | North Carolina | 6 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 
| 29 | Kent State | 6 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 
| 29 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 
| 29 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 
| 29 | Maryland | 7 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 
| 29 | Troy | 7 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 
| 29 | San Jose State | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 
| 29 | Air Force | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 
| 29 | Texas State | 8 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 
| 29 | Minnesota | 7 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 
| 29 | Western Michigan | 8 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 
| 29 | Akron | 9 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 
| 29 | Bowling Green | 6 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 
| 29 | Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 
| 29 | Massachusetts | 7 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 
| 29 | FIU | 8 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 
| 29 | UTSA | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 
| 29 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 
| 29 | Kansas | 5 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 19.4 | 
| 29 | Missouri State | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 
| 29 | Arkansas State | 8 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 
| 29 | Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 
| 29 | UTEP | 7 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 
| 29 | Arkansas | 3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 
| 29 | Clemson | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 
| 29 | Tulsa | 7 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 
| 29 | UCLA | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 
| 29 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 
| 29 | New Mexico State | 7 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 
| 29 | Baylor | 7 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 
| 29 | Kansas State | 8 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 
| 29 | North Texas | 8 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 
| 29 | NC State | 6 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 
| 29 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 
| 29 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 
| 29 | Utah State | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 
| 29 | Boise State | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 
| 29 | Tulane | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 
| 29 | Cincinnati | 8 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 
| 29 | Louisiana | 7 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 
| 29 | Liberty | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 
| 29 | Michigan | 6 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 
| 29 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 
| 29 | Purdue | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 
| 29 | TCU | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 
| 29 | Rice | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 
| 29 | Northwestern | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 
| 29 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.3 |