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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kennesaw State 11 23 221 9.61 1 2.1 20.1
2 San Diego State 10 22 194 8.82 2 2.2 19.4
3 Old Dominion 10 21 272 12.95 0 2.1 27.2
3 Toledo 9 21 237 11.29 1 2.3 26.3
3 Arkansas State 10 21 124 5.90 0 2.1 12.4
6 UTEP 10 20 131 6.55 1 2.0 13.1
7 Louisiana Tech 10 19 207 10.89 0 1.9 20.7
8 James Madison 10 18 166 9.22 0 1.8 16.6
8 UTSA 11 18 120 6.67 0 1.6 10.9
8 Troy 12 18 97 5.39 0 1.5 8.1
11 Coastal Carolina 10 17 112 6.59 0 1.7 11.2
11 Bowling Green 9 17 100 5.88 0 1.9 11.1
11 USF 10 17 83 4.88 0 1.7 8.3
14 Fresno State 10 16 138 8.63 0 1.6 13.8
14 Nevada 10 16 122 7.63 0 1.6 12.2
16 Wyoming 9 15 169 11.27 1 1.7 18.8
16 Buffalo 10 15 155 10.33 1 1.5 15.5
16 Marshall 10 15 130 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
16 New Mexico State 10 15 77 5.13 0 1.5 7.7
20 Southern Miss 11 14 124 8.86 0 1.3 11.3
20 Miami (OH) 11 14 120 8.57 0 1.3 10.9
20 Missouri State 10 14 96 6.86 0 1.4 9.6
20 Texas State 11 14 72 5.14 0 1.3 6.5
20 Western Michigan 11 14 66 4.71 0 1.3 6.0
25 FIU 11 13 186 14.31 1 1.2 16.9
25 Kent State 8 13 181 13.92 1 1.6 22.6
25 UNLV 12 13 103 7.92 2 1.1 8.6
25 Memphis 10 13 98 7.54 0 1.3 9.8
29 Middle Tennessee State 10 12 79 6.58 0 1.2 7.9
29 Sam Houston State 10 12 79 6.58 0 1.2 7.9
29 Utah State 9 12 56 4.67 0 1.3 6.2
29 North Texas 12 12 47 3.92 0 1.0 3.9
33 Florida Atlantic 10 11 221 20.09 1 1.1 22.1
33 Colorado State 9 11 161 14.64 1 1.2 17.9
33 Connecticut 9 11 104 9.45 0 1.2 11.6
33 South Alabama 10 11 84 7.64 0 1.1 8.4
33 Hawaii 9 11 64 5.82 0 1.2 7.1
33 Boise State 12 11 46 4.18 0 0.9 3.8
33 Louisiana 11 11 42 3.82 0 1.0 3.8
33 Liberty 11 11 32 2.91 0 1.0 2.9
41 Appalachian State 11 10 149 14.90 1 0.9 13.5
41 Northern Illinois 9 10 91 9.10 0 1.1 10.1
41 UAB 10 10 77 7.70 0 1.0 7.7
44 Washington State 7 9 149 16.56 0 1.3 21.3
44 Georgia 2 9 81 9.00 0 4.5 40.5
44 Louisiana-Monroe 9 9 70 7.78 0 1.0 7.8
44 Tulsa 9 9 65 7.22 0 1.0 7.2
44 East Carolina 9 9 56 6.22 0 1.0 6.2
44 Tulane 10 9 43 4.78 0 0.9 4.3
44 Ball State 9 9 26 2.89 0 1.0 2.9
51 Ohio 9 8 114 14.25 0 0.9 12.7
51 Ole Miss 3 8 96 12.00 0 2.7 32.0
51 Jacksonville State 12 8 43 5.38 0 0.7 3.6
54 Texas A&M 3 7 160 22.86 1 2.3 53.3
54 Texas 3 7 128 18.29 0 2.3 42.7
54 Louisville 3 7 120 17.14 1 2.3 40.0
54 Oklahoma 2 7 107 15.29 0 3.5 53.5
54 Charlotte 9 7 77 11.00 0 0.8 8.6
54 LSU 2 7 72 10.29 0 3.5 36.0
54 New Mexico 9 7 53 7.57 1 0.8 5.9
54 Georgia Southern 11 7 51 7.29 0 0.6 4.6
54 Akron 10 7 23 3.29 0 0.7 2.3
54 Georgia State 9 7 14 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
64 Temple 9 6 101 16.83 0 0.7 11.2
64 Vanderbilt 2 6 60 10.00 1 3.0 30.0
64 Eastern Michigan 10 6 55 9.17 0 0.6 5.5
64 Missouri 2 6 49 8.17 0 3.0 24.5
64 Rice 11 6 24 4.00 0 0.5 2.2
64 Army 11 6 23 3.83 0 0.5 2.1
64 Massachusetts 9 6 4 0.67 0 0.7 0.4
71 Nebraska 1 5 92 18.40 0 5.0 92.0
71 San Jose State 9 5 32 6.40 0 0.6 3.6
71 Penn State 2 5 31 6.20 0 2.5 15.5
71 Maryland 2 5 23 4.60 0 2.5 11.5
71 Central Michigan 9 5 16 3.20 0 0.6 1.8
71 Michigan 2 5 4 0.80 0 2.5 2.0
77 Iowa 1 4 182 45.50 1 4.0 182.0
77 Indiana 2 4 143 35.75 1 2.0 71.5
77 Delaware 10 4 81 20.25 1 0.4 8.1
77 Cincinnati 2 4 56 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
77 California 2 4 45 11.25 0 2.0 22.5
77 Virginia 1 4 31 7.75 0 4.0 31.0
77 Kentucky 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
77 Auburn 2 4 16 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
77 Mississippi State 2 4 1 0.25 0 2.0 0.5
86 Oregon 1 3 48 16.00 1 3.0 48.0
86 Texas Tech 1 3 34 11.33 0 3.0 34.0
86 Pittsburgh 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
86 Miami (FL) 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
86 Ohio State 1 3 20 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
86 Washington 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
86 Navy 11 3 10 3.33 0 0.3 0.9
86 Arkansas 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
86 Wake Forest 2 3 5 1.67 0 1.5 2.5
86 Western Kentucky 11 3 -2 -0.67 0 0.3 -0.2
96 Arizona 1 2 53 26.50 0 2.0 53.0
96 Alabama 1 2 45 22.50 0 2.0 45.0
96 SMU 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
96 Tennessee 2 2 35 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
96 Rutgers 2 2 30 15.00 1 1.0 15.0
96 Utah 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
96 Colorado 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
96 Minnesota 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
96 Illinois 1 2 19 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
96 West Virginia 1 2 19 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
96 Notre Dame 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
96 Oregon State 4 2 11 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
96 North Carolina 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
96 Purdue 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
96 Syracuse 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
96 South Carolina 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
96 Wisconsin 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
96 UCLA 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
96 Air Force 11 2 1 0.50 0 0.2 0.1
115 Florida 1 1 40 40.00 0 1.0 40.0
115 UCF 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
115 Boston College 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
115 Michigan State 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
115 Duke 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
115 BYU 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
115 Virginia Tech 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
115 Northwestern 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
115 Stanford 3 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
115 Oklahoma State 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
115 Houston 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
115 NC State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
115 Georgia Tech 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
115 Kansas State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
115 Kansas 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
115 Florida State 1 1 -6 -6.00 0 1.0 -6.0