2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 9 | 21 | 237 | 11.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.3 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 9 | 20 | 224 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.9 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 11 | 221 | 20.09 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.1 |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 23 | 221 | 9.61 | 1 | 2.3 | 22.1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 182 | 45.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 182.0 |
| 6 | Kent State | 8 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.6 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 9 | 15 | 169 | 11.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
| 8 | James Madison | 10 | 18 | 166 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.6 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 9 | 11 | 161 | 14.64 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.9 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.3 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 10 | 15 | 155 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 10 | 9 | 151 | 16.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.1 |
| 13 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 16 | 131 | 8.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.6 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 9 | 20 | 131 | 6.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 14.6 |
| 14 | UTEP | 10 | 20 | 131 | 6.55 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.1 |
| 17 | Marshall | 10 | 15 | 130 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Texas | 3 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 19 | Nevada | 10 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| 20 | Washington State | 6 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.5 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 9 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| 24 | UTSA | 10 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.1 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 2 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 53.5 |
| 26 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 53.0 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 8 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 28 | UNLV | 11 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 2 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | 10 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| 30 | Temple | 9 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.2 |
| 31 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 9 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.1 |
| 33 | Memphis | 10 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 34 | Troy | 11 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | 2 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 36 | Missouri State | 9 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 92.0 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 39 | USF | 9 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 40 | Arkansas State | 9 | 18 | 85 | 4.72 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 41 | South Alabama | 10 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 42 | FIU | 10 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 43 | Delaware | 9 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 43 | Georgia | 2 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 40.5 |
| 45 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
| 45 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
| 47 | Charlotte | 9 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 47 | UAB | 10 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 10 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 50 | LSU | 2 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 36.0 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 52 | Texas State | 10 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 53 | Tulsa | 9 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 54 | Hawaii | 9 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 10 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 9 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 57 | Utah State | 9 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| 60 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 60 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 60 | New Mexico | 9 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 1 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 63 | Missouri | 2 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.5 |
| 64 | Boise State | 12 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 65 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 66 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 66 | Tulane | 10 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 68 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 69 | North Texas | 11 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 70 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 71 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 71 | Louisiana | 10 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 9 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 74 | Liberty | 11 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 76 | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 76 | Penn State | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 78 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 79 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 80 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 81 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 81 | Ball State | 9 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 84 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 85 | Rice | 10 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 86 | Maryland | 2 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
| 86 | Akron | 10 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 88 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 88 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 90 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 90 | Ohio State | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 90 | Army | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 93 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 95 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 97 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | 9 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 99 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 100 | Georgia State | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 101 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 102 | California | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 102 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 105 | Navy | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 107 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 109 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 111 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 113 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 113 | Michigan | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 117 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 120 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 120 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 120 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 123 | Air Force | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 123 | Mississippi State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| 125 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 125 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 125 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 128 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 129 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |