2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/30/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 8 | 16 | 408 | 25.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 7 | 15 | 374 | 24.93 | 2 | 2.1 | 53.4 |
| 1 | Indiana | 7 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 2 | 1.6 | 35.1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 2 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 2 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Delaware | 6 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 1 | 0.7 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 6 | Louisville | 6 | 11 | 191 | 17.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.8 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.1 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 7 | 12 | 181 | 15.08 | 1 | 1.7 | 25.9 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 7 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 19 | 250 | 13.16 | 1 | 2.7 | 35.7 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 7 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.7 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 122 | 12.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| 6 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 14 | 164 | 11.71 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.4 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.9 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 6 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 7 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.9 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.4 |
| 6 | Toledo | 7 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.4 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 7 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Ohio | 7 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| 24 | Temple | 7 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.4 |
| 24 | Boston College | 7 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 6 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 7 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 7 | 16 | 201 | 12.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.7 |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| 24 | Virginia | 7 | 15 | 183 | 12.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 26.1 |
| 24 | BYU | 7 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 24 | Florida | 6 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| 24 | Arizona | 6 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 24 | Florida State | 6 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.5 |
| 24 | California | 7 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 8 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 24 | Memphis | 7 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| 24 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 7 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Charlotte | 7 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 24 | Hawaii | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 24 | Utah | 7 | 15 | 140 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 24 | South Alabama | 7 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.4 |
| 24 | Marshall | 7 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 24 | Nevada | 7 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 24 | James Madison | 7 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.5 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 24 | Stanford | 8 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 24 | Washington State | 7 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.9 |
| 24 | Oregon | 7 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.1 |
| 24 | Kansas | 7 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 24 | USC | 7 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 24 | FIU | 7 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| 24 | Colorado | 8 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 7 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 24 | Illinois | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 24 | UCF | 6 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
| 24 | Maryland | 6 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.3 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 24 | Missouri State | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 6 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 24 | Missouri | 7 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Troy | 7 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Alabama | 8 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 24 | SMU | 7 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 24 | LSU | 7 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 7 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.3 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 7 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 24 | Kent State | 7 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 24 | USF | 7 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 24 | Texas State | 7 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 24 | Clemson | 7 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 7 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Houston | 7 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 24 | UAB | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Buffalo | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 6 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 24 | UTSA | 7 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.9 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 6 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | 7 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 24 | UCLA | 8 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 7 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 24 | Baylor | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 7 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.4 |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 7 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 6 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 7 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 7 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 24 | Army | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 24 | UTEP | 7 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.1 |
| 24 | Tulane | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Washington | 7 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 24 | Rice | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 24 | Akron | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 7 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 24 | North Texas | 7 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 24 | Duke | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Auburn | 8 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Georgia State | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 24 | NC State | 7 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 24 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 24 | Boise State | 7 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Michigan | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| 24 | Liberty | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 24 | TCU | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 24 | Ball State | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |