2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 147 | 49.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 36.8 |
| 2 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Washington State | 4 | 12 | 296 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| 5 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 6 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 7 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 7 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 5 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.4 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 14 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 16 | Old Dominion | 4 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Louisville | 5 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 19 | Toledo | 4 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.3 |
| 20 | USC | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 21 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| 24 | Florida State | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 26 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.2 |
| 28 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 28 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 31 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 4 | 15 | 167 | 11.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 41.8 |
| 34 | Georgia | 5 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.2 |
| 34 | Arizona | 5 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 34 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 37 | UTEP | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 38 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 39 | Alabama | 4 | 12 | 128 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 41 | California | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 42 | Missouri State | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 44 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 47 | Maryland | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 48 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 49 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 52 | James Madison | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 52 | UAB | 5 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 56 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 57 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 58 | FIU | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 58 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 58 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 62 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 62 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 62 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 62 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 68 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 68 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 72 | LSU | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 73 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 74 | Nevada | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 74 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 78 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.8 |
| 79 | Houston | 4 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| 80 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 80 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 84 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| 85 | USF | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 88 | Hawaii | 4 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| 89 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 89 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 89 | Delaware | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 93 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 94 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 95 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 97 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 98 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 99 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 99 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 99 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 105 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 106 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 106 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 109 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 5 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.2 |
| 111 | Akron | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 112 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 113 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 114 | Florida | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 115 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 115 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 115 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 118 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 119 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 120 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 121 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 121 | Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 121 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 124 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 125 | Ole Miss | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 126 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 127 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 127 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 127 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 127 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 131 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.5 |