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