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