2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 5 9 298 33.11 1 1.8 59.6
2 Iowa State 5 4 122 30.50 0 0.8 24.4
3 Delaware 4 3 81 27.00 1 0.8 20.3
4 Washington 4 4 106 26.50 1 1.0 26.5
5 Louisville 4 10 246 24.60 2 2.5 61.5
6 South Alabama 5 5 109 21.80 0 1.0 21.8
7 South Carolina 5 10 215 21.50 3 2.0 43.0
8 Illinois 5 8 170 21.25 1 1.6 34.0
9 Indiana 5 14 282 20.14 2 2.8 56.4
10 Michigan State 4 6 118 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
11 Texas A&M 4 10 190 19.00 1 2.5 47.5
12 SMU 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
13 Florida 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
14 Rutgers 5 5 91 18.20 3 1.0 18.2
15 Northern Illinois 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
16 USF 4 9 155 17.22 1 2.3 38.8
17 Duke 5 5 86 17.20 1 1.0 17.2
18 Texas State 4 2 33 16.50 0 0.5 8.3
19 Texas 4 8 131 16.38 0 2.0 32.8
20 UCF 4 4 60 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
21 Central Michigan 5 4 59 14.75 0 0.8 11.8
22 Pittsburgh 4 13 183 14.08 1 3.3 45.8
23 Nebraska 4 11 154 14.00 0 2.8 38.5
23 Kennesaw State 5 6 84 14.00 0 1.2 16.8
25 Temple 4 7 97 13.86 0 1.8 24.3
26 Charlotte 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
27 Hawaii 6 2 27 13.50 0 0.3 4.5
28 LSU 5 8 104 13.00 0 1.6 20.8
28 Massachusetts 4 3 39 13.00 0 0.8 9.8
30 Alabama 4 5 64 12.80 0 1.3 16.0
31 Eastern Michigan 5 4 51 12.75 0 0.8 10.2
32 Washington State 5 5 63 12.60 0 1.0 12.6
33 USC 5 2 25 12.50 0 0.4 5.0
34 Memphis 5 9 111 12.33 0 1.8 22.2
35 Southern Miss 5 8 98 12.25 1 1.6 19.6
36 California 5 11 134 12.18 0 2.2 26.8
37 Mississippi State 5 11 133 12.09 0 2.2 26.6
38 Florida Atlantic 4 6 72 12.00 2 1.5 18.0
38 Ohio State 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
38 Army 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
41 BYU 4 13 155 11.92 0 3.3 38.8
42 Utah 5 7 83 11.86 0 1.4 16.6
43 Nevada 4 5 59 11.80 0 1.3 14.8
43 Ohio 5 5 59 11.80 0 1.0 11.8
45 Fresno State 5 9 105 11.67 1 1.8 21.0
46 Marshall 5 12 139 11.58 0 2.4 27.8
47 Notre Dame 4 7 81 11.57 1 1.8 20.3
48 Tennessee 5 13 149 11.46 0 2.6 29.8
49 UAB 4 5 57 11.40 0 1.3 14.3
50 Oregon 5 12 135 11.25 0 2.4 27.0
51 Virginia 5 12 129 10.75 0 2.4 25.8
51 Colorado 5 4 43 10.75 0 0.8 8.6
53 Toledo 5 18 192 10.67 0 3.6 38.4
54 Ole Miss 5 11 117 10.64 0 2.2 23.4
55 Wyoming 4 8 84 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
56 Missouri 5 11 114 10.36 0 2.2 22.8
57 Arizona State 5 3 31 10.33 0 0.6 6.2
58 Vanderbilt 5 7 71 10.14 1 1.4 14.2
59 Arizona 4 8 78 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
60 Navy 4 6 58 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
61 Georgia Tech 5 10 95 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
61 Wisconsin 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
63 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
64 Louisiana Tech 5 13 121 9.31 0 2.6 24.2
65 Clemson 4 4 37 9.25 0 1.0 9.3
66 Buffalo 5 14 129 9.21 0 2.8 25.8
67 Boston College 4 9 81 9.00 0 2.3 20.3
67 Miami (OH) 4 6 54 9.00 1 1.5 13.5
67 Wake Forest 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
67 FIU 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
67 Florida State 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
72 Old Dominion 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
73 Kent State 4 5 44 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
74 North Carolina 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
75 Miami (FL) 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
76 Colorado State 4 7 59 8.43 0 1.8 14.8
77 Bowling Green 5 5 42 8.40 0 1.0 8.4
78 San Jose State 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
79 West Virginia 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
80 Arkansas State 5 8 64 8.00 0 1.6 12.8
80 East Carolina 5 7 56 8.00 0 1.4 11.2
80 Akron 5 4 32 8.00 0 0.8 6.4
80 Purdue 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
84 Oklahoma 4 10 79 7.90 0 2.5 19.8
85 Missouri State 5 7 55 7.86 0 1.4 11.0
86 Georgia 4 6 47 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
87 Connecticut 5 9 69 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
88 San Diego State 4 15 114 7.60 0 3.8 28.5
89 Kansas 5 15 113 7.53 0 3.0 22.6
90 Penn State 4 11 82 7.45 0 2.8 20.5
91 Minnesota 4 9 66 7.33 0 2.3 16.5
92 Middle Tennessee State 5 7 51 7.29 0 1.4 10.2
93 Air Force 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
94 UTEP 5 13 89 6.85 0 2.6 17.8
95 Sam Houston State 4 4 27 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
96 Georgia Southern 5 5 33 6.60 0 1.0 6.6
97 Tulsa 5 6 39 6.50 0 1.2 7.8
98 Tulane 5 7 44 6.29 0 1.4 8.8
99 Appalachian State 4 11 69 6.27 0 2.8 17.3
100 Kentucky 4 4 25 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
101 Virginia Tech 5 7 43 6.14 0 1.4 8.6
102 Maryland 4 13 75 5.77 0 3.3 18.8
103 Boise State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
104 Kansas State 5 8 45 5.63 0 1.6 9.0
105 Syracuse 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
106 Houston 4 9 50 5.56 0 2.3 12.5
107 James Madison 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
108 Oregon State 5 5 27 5.40 0 1.0 5.4
109 Texas Tech 4 9 45 5.00 0 2.3 11.3
110 North Texas 5 9 44 4.89 0 1.8 8.8
111 Baylor 5 7 34 4.86 0 1.4 6.8
112 Liberty 5 4 19 4.75 0 0.8 3.8
113 Oklahoma State 4 7 33 4.71 0 1.8 8.3
114 Western Michigan 5 9 41 4.56 0 1.8 8.2
115 Coastal Carolina 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
115 Rice 5 4 18 4.50 0 0.8 3.6
117 Cincinnati 4 6 25 4.17 0 1.5 6.3
118 Jacksonville State 5 1 4 4.00 0 0.2 0.8
119 Arkansas 5 9 35 3.89 0 1.8 7.0
120 Utah State 5 8 31 3.88 0 1.6 6.2
121 Louisiana 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
122 Stanford 5 2 7 3.50 0 0.4 1.4
123 Auburn 5 9 31 3.44 0 1.8 6.2
124 NC State 5 5 17 3.40 0 1.0 3.4
125 Troy 4 6 18 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
126 New Mexico State 4 6 17 2.83 0 1.5 4.3
127 UTSA 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
128 Western Kentucky 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
129 UNLV 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
130 TCU 4 3 3 1.00 0 0.8 0.8
130 UCLA 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
132 Michigan 4 8 7 0.88 0 2.0 1.8
133 Northwestern 4 6 4 0.67 0 1.5 1.0
134 Ball State 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
135 New Mexico 4 6 -7 -1.17 0 1.5 -1.8
136 Georgia State 4 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.3 -1.0