2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Washington State 5 15 266 17.73 0 3.0 53.2
2 Texas 10 15 356 23.73 2 1.5 35.6
3 Texas A&M 9 20 307 15.35 1 2.2 34.1
4 Iowa 11 16 364 22.75 2 1.5 33.1
5 Appalachian State 1 3 30 10.00 0 3.0 30.0
6 Louisville 9 17 230 13.53 0 1.9 25.6
7 Fresno State 2 3 43 14.33 1 1.5 21.5
8 Miami (FL) 13 19 269 14.16 0 1.5 20.7
9 Oregon 13 23 268 11.65 1 1.8 20.6
10 Virginia 12 25 241 9.64 0 2.1 20.1
11 Utah 11 20 218 10.90 1 1.8 19.8
12 Wake Forest 10 15 196 13.07 1 1.5 19.6
13 Notre Dame 10 16 194 12.13 2 1.6 19.4
14 Nebraska 11 19 211 11.11 1 1.7 19.2
15 BYU 12 18 226 12.56 1 1.5 18.8
15 South Carolina 10 17 188 11.06 1 1.7 18.8
17 Texas Tech 12 20 208 10.40 0 1.7 17.3
18 California 10 16 170 10.63 0 1.6 17.0
19 Massachusetts 2 1 33 33.00 0 0.5 16.5
19 Coastal Carolina 2 2 33 16.50 1 1.0 16.5
21 Sam Houston State 2 1 31 31.00 1 0.5 15.5
22 Ohio State 12 16 183 11.44 0 1.3 15.3
23 Middle Tennessee State 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
24 Indiana 13 14 192 13.71 2 1.1 14.8
25 Oklahoma 10 14 142 10.14 0 1.4 14.2
25 Arizona 11 17 156 9.18 0 1.5 14.2
27 Georgia 11 13 153 11.77 0 1.2 13.9
28 UCF 10 14 137 9.79 0 1.4 13.7
29 Pittsburgh 9 11 122 11.09 1 1.2 13.6
30 San Diego State 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
31 San Jose State 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
32 Baylor 11 16 135 8.44 0 1.5 12.3
33 Florida State 10 9 120 13.33 0 0.9 12.0
33 Toledo 3 6 36 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
35 Missouri 10 10 119 11.90 1 1.0 11.9
36 Virginia Tech 10 15 117 7.80 0 1.5 11.7
37 Arkansas State 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
38 Tulsa 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
38 Boise State 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
38 Rice 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
41 Arkansas 8 9 87 9.67 1 1.1 10.9
42 North Carolina 10 14 107 7.64 0 1.4 10.7
43 New Mexico State 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
43 FIU 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
45 Houston 11 17 108 6.35 0 1.5 9.8
46 Georgia Tech 11 10 107 10.70 0 0.9 9.7
47 Iowa State 10 10 96 9.60 1 1.0 9.6
48 Arizona State 11 11 101 9.18 0 1.0 9.2
49 Wisconsin 10 10 90 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
50 USC 10 8 89 11.13 0 0.8 8.9
51 Maryland 9 8 76 9.50 0 0.9 8.4
52 Connecticut 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
53 Mississippi State 10 5 80 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
53 Miami (OH) 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
53 Wyoming 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
56 Cincinnati 10 8 78 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
57 Clemson 11 15 84 5.60 0 1.4 7.6
58 Colorado State 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
59 Kansas 10 10 72 7.20 0 1.0 7.2
60 SMU 11 13 78 6.00 0 1.2 7.1
60 Alabama 13 17 92 5.41 0 1.3 7.1
62 Temple 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
62 Louisiana Tech 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
64 Delaware 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
64 Michigan 11 13 71 5.46 0 1.2 6.5
64 Washington 10 13 65 5.00 0 1.3 6.5
67 TCU 12 8 77 9.63 0 0.7 6.4
68 Penn State 10 10 63 6.30 1 1.0 6.3
68 Minnesota 10 13 63 4.85 0 1.3 6.3
70 Florida 10 10 61 6.10 0 1.0 6.1
71 James Madison 3 3 18 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
71 North Texas 1 3 6 2.00 0 3.0 6.0
73 Memphis 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
73 Illinois 11 7 61 8.71 0 0.6 5.5
73 Oklahoma State 10 15 55 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
73 Old Dominion 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
77 Colorado 10 9 53 5.89 0 0.9 5.3
78 Western Michigan 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
78 UTEP 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
80 Kansas State 10 11 47 4.27 0 1.1 4.7
81 UCLA 10 7 45 6.43 0 0.7 4.5
81 Tulane 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
83 Hawaii 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
84 Auburn 9 11 38 3.45 0 1.2 4.2
85 Oregon State 7 6 28 4.67 0 0.9 4.0
85 Michigan State 10 9 40 4.44 0 0.9 4.0
87 Stanford 9 6 33 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
88 West Virginia 10 6 35 5.83 0 0.6 3.5
89 Syracuse 9 6 31 5.17 0 0.7 3.4
90 Vanderbilt 10 5 32 6.40 0 0.5 3.2
90 LSU 10 8 32 4.00 0 0.8 3.2
92 Kennesaw State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
92 Boston College 9 5 27 5.40 0 0.6 3.0
92 NC State 9 8 27 3.38 0 0.9 3.0
92 Marshall 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
96 Kentucky 9 7 26 3.71 0 0.8 2.9
97 Ole Miss 11 6 30 5.00 0 0.5 2.7
98 Charlotte 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
98 USF 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
100 Central Michigan 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
101 Northwestern 9 10 20 2.00 0 1.1 2.2
102 UTSA 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
103 Duke 11 5 19 3.80 0 0.5 1.7
104 Tennessee 10 7 11 1.57 0 0.7 1.1
105 Troy 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
105 Western Kentucky 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
105 Georgia Southern 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
108 Rutgers 9 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.6
109 Ohio 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
110 Purdue 9 5 2 0.40 0 0.6 0.2
111 Buffalo 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
111 UNLV 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
111 Army 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
111 Bowling Green 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
111 Utah State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
116 New Mexico 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 1.3 -0.3
117 Ball State 2 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.5 -1.5
118 East Carolina 3 1 -11 -11.00 0 0.3 -3.7