2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Virginia 12 25 241 9.64 0 2.1 20.1
2 Oregon 12 21 257 12.24 1 1.8 21.4
3 Texas A&M 9 20 307 15.35 1 2.2 34.1
3 Utah 11 20 218 10.90 1 1.8 19.8
3 Texas Tech 12 20 208 10.40 0 1.7 17.3
6 Nebraska 11 19 211 11.11 1 1.7 19.2
7 BYU 12 18 226 12.56 1 1.5 18.8
8 Louisville 9 17 230 13.53 0 1.9 25.6
8 South Carolina 10 17 188 11.06 1 1.7 18.8
8 Arizona 11 17 156 9.18 0 1.5 14.2
8 Houston 11 17 108 6.35 0 1.5 9.8
8 Alabama 13 17 92 5.41 0 1.3 7.1
13 Iowa 11 16 364 22.75 2 1.5 33.1
13 Notre Dame 10 16 194 12.13 2 1.6 19.4
13 Ohio State 12 16 183 11.44 0 1.3 15.3
13 California 10 16 170 10.63 0 1.6 17.0
13 Baylor 11 16 135 8.44 0 1.5 12.3
18 Texas 10 15 356 23.73 2 1.5 35.6
18 Washington State 5 15 266 17.73 0 3.0 53.2
18 Miami (FL) 12 15 244 16.27 0 1.3 20.3
18 Wake Forest 10 15 196 13.07 1 1.5 19.6
18 Virginia Tech 10 15 117 7.80 0 1.5 11.7
18 Clemson 11 15 84 5.60 0 1.4 7.6
18 Oklahoma State 10 15 55 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
25 Oklahoma 10 14 142 10.14 0 1.4 14.2
25 UCF 10 14 137 9.79 0 1.4 13.7
25 North Carolina 10 14 107 7.64 0 1.4 10.7
28 Georgia 11 13 153 11.77 0 1.2 13.9
28 SMU 11 13 78 6.00 0 1.2 7.1
28 Michigan 11 13 71 5.46 0 1.2 6.5
28 Washington 10 13 65 5.00 0 1.3 6.5
28 Minnesota 10 13 63 4.85 0 1.3 6.3
33 Indiana 11 11 153 13.91 1 1.0 13.9
33 Pittsburgh 9 11 122 11.09 1 1.2 13.6
33 Arizona State 11 11 101 9.18 0 1.0 9.2
33 Kansas State 10 11 47 4.27 0 1.1 4.7
33 Auburn 9 11 38 3.45 0 1.2 4.2
38 Missouri 10 10 119 11.90 1 1.0 11.9
38 Georgia Tech 11 10 107 10.70 0 0.9 9.7
38 Iowa State 10 10 96 9.60 1 1.0 9.6
38 Wisconsin 10 10 90 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
38 Kansas 10 10 72 7.20 0 1.0 7.2
38 Penn State 10 10 63 6.30 1 1.0 6.3
38 Florida 10 10 61 6.10 0 1.0 6.1
38 Northwestern 9 10 20 2.00 0 1.1 2.2
46 Florida State 10 9 120 13.33 0 0.9 12.0
46 Arkansas 8 9 87 9.67 1 1.1 10.9
46 Colorado 10 9 53 5.89 0 0.9 5.3
46 Michigan State 10 9 40 4.44 0 0.9 4.0
50 USC 10 8 89 11.13 0 0.8 8.9
50 Cincinnati 10 8 78 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
50 TCU 12 8 77 9.63 0 0.7 6.4
50 Maryland 9 8 76 9.50 0 0.9 8.4
50 LSU 10 8 32 4.00 0 0.8 3.2
50 NC State 9 8 27 3.38 0 0.9 3.0
56 Illinois 11 7 61 8.71 0 0.6 5.5
56 UCLA 10 7 45 6.43 0 0.7 4.5
56 Kentucky 9 7 26 3.71 0 0.8 2.9
56 Connecticut 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
56 Tennessee 10 7 11 1.57 0 0.7 1.1
61 Toledo 3 6 36 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
61 West Virginia 10 6 35 5.83 0 0.6 3.5
61 Stanford 9 6 33 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
61 Syracuse 9 6 31 5.17 0 0.7 3.4
61 Ole Miss 11 6 30 5.00 0 0.5 2.7
61 Oregon State 7 6 28 4.67 0 0.9 4.0
67 Mississippi State 10 5 80 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
67 Vanderbilt 10 5 32 6.40 0 0.5 3.2
67 Boston College 9 5 27 5.40 0 0.6 3.0
67 Duke 11 5 19 3.80 0 0.5 1.7
67 Purdue 9 5 2 0.40 0 0.6 0.2
72 Tulane 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
72 New Mexico 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 1.3 -0.3
74 Fresno State 2 3 43 14.33 1 1.5 21.5
74 Appalachian State 1 3 30 10.00 0 3.0 30.0
74 San Jose State 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
74 James Madison 3 3 18 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
74 Louisiana Tech 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
74 Old Dominion 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
74 Western Michigan 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
74 North Texas 1 3 6 2.00 0 3.0 6.0
82 Coastal Carolina 2 2 33 16.50 1 1.0 16.5
82 San Diego State 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
82 Arkansas State 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
82 Temple 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
82 FIU 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
82 Central Michigan 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
82 UTEP 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
82 Charlotte 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
82 USF 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
82 Georgia Southern 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
82 Ohio 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
93 Massachusetts 2 1 33 33.00 0 0.5 16.5
93 Sam Houston State 2 1 31 31.00 1 0.5 15.5
93 Tulsa 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
93 Miami (OH) 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
93 Wyoming 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
93 Middle Tennessee State 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
93 Colorado State 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
93 Delaware 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
93 Hawaii 3 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 4.3
93 Boise State 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
93 Rice 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
93 Memphis 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
93 New Mexico State 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
93 Kennesaw State 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
93 Rutgers 9 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.6
93 Marshall 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
93 UTSA 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
93 Troy 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
93 Western Kentucky 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
93 Buffalo 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
93 UNLV 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
93 Army 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
93 Bowling Green 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
93 Utah State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
93 Ball State 2 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.5 -1.5
93 East Carolina 3 1 -11 -11.00 0 0.3 -3.7