2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/29/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Toledo 5 18 192 10.67 0 3.6 38.4
2 San Diego State 4 15 114 7.60 0 3.8 28.5
2 Kansas 5 15 113 7.53 0 3.0 22.6
4 Indiana 5 14 282 20.14 2 2.8 56.4
4 Buffalo 5 14 129 9.21 0 2.8 25.8
6 Pittsburgh 4 13 183 14.08 1 3.3 45.8
6 BYU 4 13 155 11.92 0 3.3 38.8
6 Marshall 5 13 150 11.54 0 2.6 30.0
6 Tennessee 5 13 149 11.46 0 2.6 29.8
6 Louisiana Tech 5 13 121 9.31 0 2.6 24.2
6 UTEP 5 13 89 6.85 0 2.6 17.8
6 Maryland 4 13 75 5.77 0 3.3 18.8
13 Oregon 5 12 135 11.25 0 2.4 27.0
13 Virginia 5 12 129 10.75 0 2.4 25.8
15 Nebraska 4 11 154 14.00 0 2.8 38.5
15 California 5 11 134 12.18 0 2.2 26.8
15 Mississippi State 5 11 133 12.09 0 2.2 26.6
15 Ole Miss 5 11 117 10.64 0 2.2 23.4
15 Missouri 5 11 114 10.36 0 2.2 22.8
15 Appalachian State 4 11 69 6.27 0 2.8 17.3
21 Louisville 4 10 246 24.60 2 2.5 61.5
21 South Carolina 5 10 215 21.50 3 2.0 43.0
21 Texas A&M 4 10 190 19.00 1 2.5 47.5
21 Georgia Tech 5 10 95 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
21 Penn State 4 10 82 8.20 0 2.5 20.5
21 Oklahoma 4 10 79 7.90 0 2.5 19.8
27 Iowa 5 9 298 33.11 1 1.8 59.6
27 USF 4 9 155 17.22 1 2.3 38.8
27 Memphis 5 9 111 12.33 0 1.8 22.2
27 Fresno State 5 9 105 11.67 1 1.8 21.0
27 Boston College 4 9 101 11.22 0 2.3 25.3
27 West Virginia 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
27 Connecticut 5 9 69 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
27 Minnesota 4 9 66 7.33 0 2.3 16.5
27 Houston 4 9 50 5.56 0 2.3 12.5
27 Texas Tech 4 9 45 5.00 0 2.3 11.3
27 Western Michigan 5 9 41 4.56 0 1.8 8.2
27 Arkansas 5 9 35 3.89 0 1.8 7.0
27 Auburn 5 9 31 3.44 0 1.8 6.2
40 Illinois 5 8 170 21.25 1 1.6 34.0
40 Texas 4 8 131 16.38 0 2.0 32.8
40 LSU 5 8 104 13.00 0 1.6 20.8
40 Southern Miss 5 8 98 12.25 1 1.6 19.6
40 Wyoming 4 8 84 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
40 Arizona 4 8 78 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
40 Arkansas State 5 8 64 8.00 0 1.6 12.8
40 Kansas State 5 8 45 5.63 0 1.6 9.0
40 James Madison 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
40 North Texas 5 8 44 5.50 0 1.6 8.8
40 Utah State 5 8 31 3.88 0 1.6 6.2
40 Michigan 4 8 7 0.88 0 2.0 1.8
52 Florida 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
52 Temple 4 7 97 13.86 0 1.8 24.3
52 Utah 5 7 83 11.86 0 1.4 16.6
52 Notre Dame 4 7 81 11.57 1 1.8 20.3
52 Vanderbilt 5 7 71 10.14 1 1.4 14.2
52 Colorado State 4 7 59 8.43 0 1.8 14.8
52 East Carolina 5 7 56 8.00 0 1.4 11.2
52 Missouri State 5 7 55 7.86 0 1.4 11.0
52 Middle Tennessee State 5 7 51 7.29 0 1.4 10.2
52 Tulane 5 7 44 6.29 0 1.4 8.8
52 Virginia Tech 5 7 43 6.14 0 1.4 8.6
52 Baylor 5 7 34 4.86 0 1.4 6.8
52 Oklahoma State 4 7 33 4.71 0 1.8 8.3
52 UTSA 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
66 Michigan State 4 6 118 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
66 Florida Atlantic 4 6 93 15.50 2 1.5 23.3
66 Kennesaw State 5 6 84 14.00 0 1.2 16.8
66 Navy 4 6 58 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
66 Miami (OH) 4 6 54 9.00 1 1.5 13.5
66 Wake Forest 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
66 Old Dominion 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
66 Miami (FL) 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
66 Georgia 4 6 47 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
66 Tulsa 5 6 39 6.50 0 1.2 7.8
66 Cincinnati 4 6 25 4.17 0 1.5 6.3
66 Louisiana 5 6 22 3.67 0 1.2 4.4
66 Troy 4 6 18 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
66 New Mexico State 4 6 17 2.83 0 1.5 4.3
66 Northwestern 4 6 4 0.67 0 1.5 1.0
66 New Mexico 4 6 -7 -1.17 0 1.5 -1.8
82 South Alabama 5 5 109 21.80 0 1.0 21.8
82 SMU 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
82 Rutgers 5 5 91 18.20 3 1.0 18.2
82 Charlotte 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
82 Alabama 4 5 64 12.80 0 1.3 16.0
82 Washington State 5 5 63 12.60 0 1.0 12.6
82 Ohio State 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
82 Army 4 5 60 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
82 Nevada 4 5 59 11.80 0 1.3 14.8
82 Ohio 5 5 59 11.80 0 1.0 11.8
82 UAB 4 5 57 11.40 0 1.3 14.3
82 FIU 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
82 Florida State 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
82 Kent State 4 5 44 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
82 Bowling Green 5 5 42 8.40 0 1.0 8.4
82 Georgia Southern 5 5 33 6.60 0 1.0 6.6
82 Syracuse 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
82 Oregon State 5 5 27 5.40 0 1.0 5.4
82 NC State 5 5 17 3.40 0 1.0 3.4
101 Iowa State 5 4 122 30.50 0 0.8 24.4
101 Washington 4 4 106 26.50 1 1.0 26.5
101 Duke 5 4 86 21.50 1 0.8 17.2
101 UCF 4 4 60 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
101 Central Michigan 5 4 59 14.75 0 0.8 11.8
101 Eastern Michigan 5 4 51 12.75 0 0.8 10.2
101 Colorado 5 4 43 10.75 0 0.8 8.6
101 Clemson 4 4 37 9.25 0 1.0 9.3
101 North Carolina 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
101 Akron 5 4 32 8.00 0 0.8 6.4
101 Sam Houston State 4 4 27 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
101 Kentucky 4 4 25 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
101 Boise State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
101 Liberty 5 4 19 4.75 0 0.8 3.8
101 Coastal Carolina 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
101 Rice 5 4 18 4.50 0 0.8 3.6
117 Delaware 4 3 81 27.00 1 0.8 20.3
117 Massachusetts 4 3 39 13.00 0 0.8 9.8
117 Wisconsin 4 3 38 12.67 0 0.8 9.5
117 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
117 San Jose State 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
117 Purdue 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
117 Western Kentucky 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
117 TCU 4 3 3 1.00 0 0.8 0.8
117 Ball State 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
126 Texas State 4 2 33 16.50 0 0.5 8.3
126 Arizona State 5 2 31 15.50 0 0.4 6.2
126 Hawaii 6 2 27 13.50 0 0.3 4.5
126 USC 5 2 25 12.50 0 0.4 5.0
126 Stanford 5 2 7 3.50 0 0.4 1.4
126 UNLV 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
126 UCLA 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
133 Northern Illinois 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
133 Air Force 4 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 1.8
133 Jacksonville State 5 1 4 4.00 0 0.2 0.8
133 Georgia State 4 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.3 -1.0