2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 521 | 28.94 | 3 | 1.6 | 47.4 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 11 | 25 | 471 | 18.84 | 2 | 2.3 | 42.8 |
| 3 | Texas | 12 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 2 | 1.7 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Washington State | 11 | 23 | 386 | 16.78 | 0 | 2.1 | 35.1 |
| 5 | Louisville | 11 | 20 | 336 | 16.80 | 1 | 1.8 | 30.5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 11 | 24 | 303 | 12.63 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.5 |
| 7 | Indiana | 12 | 13 | 280 | 21.54 | 2 | 1.1 | 23.3 |
| 8 | Virginia | 12 | 27 | 271 | 10.04 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Utah | 11 | 20 | 245 | 12.25 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.3 |
| 10 | Toledo | 11 | 24 | 244 | 10.17 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.2 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 12 | 23 | 242 | 10.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.2 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 11 | 23 | 235 | 10.22 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.4 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 11 | 20 | 232 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.1 |
| 14 | Oregon | 11 | 20 | 229 | 11.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 15 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 24 | 227 | 9.46 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.9 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 221 | 20.09 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.1 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 212 | 11.78 | 2 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| 18 | Georgia | 12 | 20 | 211 | 10.55 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.6 |
| 19 | Arizona | 11 | 19 | 209 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.0 |
| 20 | BYU | 12 | 17 | 200 | 11.76 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 12 | 18 | 200 | 11.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 11 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.9 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 11 | 19 | 192 | 10.11 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 12 | 185 | 15.42 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.8 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 11 | 16 | 185 | 11.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 26 | James Madison | 12 | 21 | 184 | 8.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 27 | Appalachian State | 11 | 12 | 181 | 15.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.5 |
| 27 | Kent State | 11 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 27 | California | 11 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 11 | 12 | 176 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.0 |
| 31 | Missouri | 11 | 16 | 168 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 11 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 33 | UCF | 11 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 34 | San Diego State | 11 | 22 | 157 | 7.14 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 35 | Buffalo | 11 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 19 | 145 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 38 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 38 | UTEP | 11 | 22 | 136 | 6.18 | 1 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 40 | Baylor | 11 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 41 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 12 | 133 | 11.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| 41 | Marshall | 11 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.1 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 11 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | 11 | 14 | 126 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 16 | 125 | 7.81 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 46 | Nevada | 11 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| 47 | SMU | 11 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 48 | Ohio | 11 | 9 | 117 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 49 | Temple | 11 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.5 |
| 49 | North Carolina | 11 | 16 | 115 | 7.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 51 | Florida State | 11 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 52 | UTSA | 11 | 18 | 113 | 6.28 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| 53 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 53 | Houston | 11 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 55 | Memphis | 11 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 11 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 57 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 58 | UNLV | 12 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 2 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 59 | Southern Miss | 11 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 60 | Arizona State | 11 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 60 | Florida | 11 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | 11 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 63 | Maryland | 11 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 64 | Troy | 12 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 65 | Alabama | 12 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 11 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 11 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 68 | Missouri State | 11 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 69 | Delaware | 11 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 69 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 69 | Penn State | 11 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 1 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 69 | LSU | 11 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 74 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 74 | FIU | 11 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 76 | USF | 11 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 78 | USC | 12 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 11 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 79 | New Mexico State | 11 | 16 | 87 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.9 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 11 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 81 | Clemson | 11 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 83 | Charlotte | 11 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 84 | Cincinnati | 11 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 11 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 86 | Illinois | 11 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 87 | Colorado | 12 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| 88 | TCU | 11 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 88 | UAB | 11 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 88 | Hawaii | 11 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 91 | Washington | 12 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 92 | Kansas | 11 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 12 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 95 | Texas State | 11 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| 96 | Michigan | 12 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 97 | Michigan State | 11 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 98 | Tulane | 13 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 11 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 100 | Boise State | 13 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 102 | Utah State | 11 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 104 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| 104 | Auburn | 11 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 107 | Kentucky | 11 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 108 | New Mexico | 11 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| 109 | Boston College | 11 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 110 | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 110 | Kansas State | 11 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 110 | North Texas | 12 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 113 | Tennessee | 11 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 114 | East Carolina | 11 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 115 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 116 | Oregon State | 11 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 11 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 117 | Stanford | 12 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 11 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 11 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 121 | Rutgers | 11 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 121 | Rice | 11 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 121 | Louisiana | 11 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 124 | Duke | 12 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 125 | Liberty | 11 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 126 | NC State | 11 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 127 | Northwestern | 11 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 128 | Akron | 11 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 128 | Ball State | 11 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 130 | Army | 11 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 131 | Central Michigan | 11 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 132 | Georgia State | 11 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 133 | Navy | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 134 | Purdue | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 135 | Air Force | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 136 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |