2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 12/13/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Miami (FL) 3 2 73 36.50 0 0.7 24.3
2 Texas 4 8 277 34.63 2 2.0 69.3
3 Middle Tennessee State 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
4 Colorado State 4 5 125 25.00 1 1.3 31.3
5 Georgia 3 1 24 24.00 0 0.3 8.0
6 Georgia Tech 3 2 47 23.50 0 0.7 15.7
7 Ohio 3 4 88 22.00 0 1.3 29.3
7 Georgia Southern 3 1 22 22.00 0 0.3 7.3
9 Appalachian State 4 6 130 21.67 1 1.5 32.5
10 Texas A&M 4 8 172 21.50 1 2.0 43.0
11 Florida Atlantic 4 7 149 21.29 0 1.8 37.3
12 Oregon State 3 2 41 20.50 0 0.7 13.7
13 Pittsburgh 4 5 99 19.80 1 1.3 24.8
14 San Diego State 3 5 96 19.20 1 1.7 32.0
15 New Mexico 4 2 38 19.00 1 0.5 9.5
16 Iowa 3 8 139 17.38 1 2.7 46.3
17 Temple 4 5 77 15.40 0 1.3 19.3
18 Boston College 4 2 30 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
19 Nebraska 4 9 134 14.89 1 2.3 33.5
20 Oklahoma 4 10 145 14.50 0 2.5 36.3
21 Texas Tech 4 11 154 14.00 0 2.8 38.5
22 Wyoming 4 7 97 13.86 1 1.8 24.3
23 UNLV 3 5 69 13.80 2 1.7 23.0
24 Ohio State 3 6 82 13.67 0 2.0 27.3
24 Notre Dame 3 3 41 13.67 0 1.0 13.7
26 Florida State 3 5 67 13.40 0 1.7 22.3
27 Stanford 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
28 Arizona State 3 4 51 12.75 0 1.3 17.0
29 Maryland 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
30 Michigan State 4 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 3.0
31 Virginia 3 6 71 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
32 Utah 3 10 115 11.50 0 3.3 38.3
32 South Carolina 3 8 92 11.50 0 2.7 30.7
34 Louisville 3 7 79 11.29 0 2.3 26.3
35 James Madison 4 8 89 11.13 0 2.0 22.3
36 Louisiana Tech 3 6 66 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
36 Troy 4 6 66 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
36 Southern Miss 3 3 33 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
39 Indiana 3 4 43 10.75 0 1.3 14.3
40 UTSA 4 5 52 10.40 0 1.3 13.0
41 Coastal Carolina 4 5 50 10.00 0 1.3 12.5
41 Vanderbilt 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
41 San Jose State 3 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 3.3
44 Kennesaw State 3 9 87 9.67 1 3.0 29.0
45 Arizona 3 5 47 9.40 0 1.7 15.7
46 Virginia Tech 3 6 56 9.33 0 2.0 18.7
47 Western Michigan 3 6 55 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
48 Army 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
49 Toledo 3 4 35 8.75 1 1.3 11.7
50 East Carolina 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
51 North Carolina 4 9 75 8.33 0 2.3 18.8
52 Louisiana-Monroe 4 4 33 8.25 0 1.0 8.3
53 Marshall 3 5 41 8.20 0 1.7 13.7
54 USF 4 5 39 7.80 0 1.3 9.8
55 BYU 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
56 Houston 4 3 23 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
57 New Mexico State 3 6 43 7.17 0 2.0 14.3
57 Northern Illinois 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
59 California 3 7 49 7.00 0 2.3 16.3
59 Kansas 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
59 Tennessee 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
62 Old Dominion 4 10 69 6.90 0 2.5 17.3
63 UCLA 4 6 41 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
64 Missouri 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
65 Wake Forest 3 6 39 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
65 Charlotte 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
67 Connecticut 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
67 Kent State 4 5 32 6.40 0 1.3 8.0
69 UCF 3 8 51 6.38 0 2.7 17.0
70 Syracuse 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
71 Miami (OH) 4 8 45 5.63 0 2.0 11.3
72 Wisconsin 4 2 11 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
73 Fresno State 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
74 NC State 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
75 Nevada 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
75 Michigan 4 4 20 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
75 UAB 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
78 Clemson 3 8 39 4.88 0 2.7 13.0
79 Baylor 3 5 23 4.60 0 1.7 7.7
80 Washington State 3 6 27 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
80 Minnesota 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
82 Kentucky 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
82 Auburn 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
82 Delaware 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
82 Iowa State 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
86 Bowling Green 3 7 27 3.86 0 2.3 9.0
87 SMU 4 8 30 3.75 0 2.0 7.5
87 Jacksonville State 3 4 15 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
87 Oklahoma State 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
90 Arkansas State 3 8 29 3.63 0 2.7 9.7
91 Georgia State 4 4 14 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
91 Washington 4 4 14 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
91 Duke 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
91 USC 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
95 Kansas State 3 5 16 3.20 0 1.7 5.3
96 Oregon 3 6 19 3.17 0 2.0 6.3
97 North Texas 3 6 18 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
97 Rice 4 3 9 3.00 0 0.8 2.3
97 Hawaii 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
100 Florida 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
101 TCU 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
102 Buffalo 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
102 South Alabama 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
102 Missouri State 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
102 Central Michigan 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
102 Tulsa 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
107 Arkansas 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
107 Cincinnati 4 3 7 2.33 0 0.8 1.8
109 Northwestern 4 7 16 2.29 0 1.8 4.0
110 Massachusetts 4 5 10 2.00 0 1.3 2.5
110 Eastern Michigan 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
112 Ball State 4 6 11 1.83 0 1.5 2.8
113 Boise State 4 4 7 1.75 0 1.0 1.8
114 Texas State 4 4 6 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
114 Colorado 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
114 Sam Houston State 4 2 3 1.50 0 0.5 0.8
117 FIU 4 3 4 1.33 0 0.8 1.0
118 UTEP 3 5 5 1.00 0 1.7 1.7
118 Penn State 3 3 3 1.00 1 1.0 1.0
120 Liberty 2 5 3 0.60 0 2.5 1.5
121 Tulane 3 3 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
121 Memphis 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
121 Akron 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
121 Illinois 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
125 Louisiana 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
126 Utah State 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
127 Alabama 4 3 -8 -2.67 0 0.8 -2.0
128 LSU 3 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.7 -2.7
129 Purdue 4 3 -13 -4.33 0 0.8 -3.3