2007 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2008
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State | 12 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 13 | 28 | 104 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Ohio | 12 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Florida | 13 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 13 | 34 | 153 | 4.50 | 1 | 2.6 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 13 | 19 | 90 | 4.74 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Georgia | 13 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 12 | 21 | 103 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 13 | 21 | 112 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Penn State | 13 | 20 | 107 | 5.35 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| 11 | California | 13 | 21 | 113 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
| 12 | Washington State | 12 | 26 | 143 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 22 | 123 | 5.59 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 14 | TCU | 13 | 27 | 152 | 5.63 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
| 15 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| 16 | Boston College | 14 | 29 | 166 | 5.72 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.9 |
| 17 | Indiana | 13 | 25 | 147 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 18 | BYU | 13 | 20 | 118 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 13 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 20 | Iowa | 12 | 20 | 121 | 6.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.1 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 13 | 23 | 140 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 21 | Rutgers | 13 | 23 | 140 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 26 | 159 | 6.12 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.3 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 12 | 22 | 142 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 25 | Auburn | 13 | 26 | 169 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 26 | Alabama | 13 | 21 | 138 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 27 | UCLA | 13 | 38 | 253 | 6.66 | 0 | 2.9 | 19.5 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 13 | 18 | 120 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 29 | USC | 13 | 24 | 161 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 30 | Colorado | 13 | 30 | 206 | 6.87 | 1 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 13 | 32 | 220 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.9 |
| 32 | Washington | 13 | 23 | 159 | 6.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 12 | 30 | 208 | 6.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.3 |
| 34 | Missouri | 14 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 2 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 35 | South Florida | 13 | 21 | 152 | 7.24 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 20 | 145 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 37 | Michigan | 13 | 29 | 211 | 7.28 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.2 |
| 38 | SMU | 12 | 25 | 184 | 7.36 | 1 | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 12 | 32 | 238 | 7.44 | 1 | 2.7 | 19.8 |
| 40 | Purdue | 13 | 24 | 179 | 7.46 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 41 | Florida State | 13 | 24 | 180 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 42 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 30 | 226 | 7.53 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.8 |
| 43 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 21 | 159 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 27 | 209 | 7.74 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.9 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 12 | 22 | 171 | 7.77 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 13 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 47 | UTEP | 12 | 26 | 205 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.1 |
| 48 | Michigan State | 13 | 22 | 174 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.4 |
| 49 | South Carolina | 12 | 30 | 241 | 8.03 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.1 |
| 50 | Maryland | 13 | 39 | 314 | 8.05 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.2 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 12 | 23 | 186 | 8.09 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 12 | 33 | 268 | 8.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.3 |
| 53 | San Diego State | 12 | 32 | 261 | 8.16 | 0 | 2.7 | 21.8 |
| 54 | Stanford | 12 | 35 | 286 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.9 | 23.8 |
| 55 | Connecticut | 13 | 35 | 287 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.1 |
| 55 | Tulane | 12 | 35 | 287 | 8.20 | 1 | 2.9 | 23.9 |
| 57 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 35 | 289 | 8.26 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.2 |
| 58 | Air Force | 13 | 23 | 204 | 8.87 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 22 | 197 | 8.95 | 2 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 13 | 31 | 279 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.5 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 20 | 181 | 9.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.1 |
| 61 | Illinois | 13 | 22 | 199 | 9.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 63 | UNLV | 12 | 25 | 228 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Florida International | 12 | 43 | 395 | 9.19 | 2 | 3.6 | 32.9 |
| 65 | Virginia | 13 | 42 | 391 | 9.31 | 0 | 3.2 | 30.1 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 12 | 22 | 205 | 9.32 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.1 |
| 67 | UCF | 14 | 22 | 207 | 9.41 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 67 | Duke | 12 | 27 | 254 | 9.41 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.2 |
| 69 | Kent State | 12 | 23 | 217 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.1 |
| 70 | LSU | 14 | 22 | 208 | 9.45 | 2 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| 71 | Oregon | 13 | 25 | 237 | 9.48 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.2 |
| 72 | Arizona | 12 | 20 | 191 | 9.55 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.9 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 13 | 26 | 249 | 9.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.2 |
| 74 | Louisville | 12 | 22 | 211 | 9.59 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.6 |
| 75 | Texas | 13 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
| 76 | Boise State | 13 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.1 |
| 76 | Mississippi State | 13 | 37 | 363 | 9.81 | 0 | 2.8 | 27.9 |
| 78 | Marshall | 12 | 20 | 199 | 9.95 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.6 |
| 79 | Cincinnati | 13 | 16 | 160 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 80 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 30 | 301 | 10.03 | 2 | 2.3 | 23.2 |
| 81 | Idaho | 12 | 25 | 251 | 10.04 | 1 | 2.1 | 20.9 |
| 82 | Nevada | 13 | 29 | 295 | 10.17 | 2 | 2.2 | 22.7 |
| 83 | North Texas | 12 | 33 | 342 | 10.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 28.5 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 14 | 23 | 241 | 10.48 | 2 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
| 84 | Troy | 12 | 21 | 220 | 10.48 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 13 | 27 | 289 | 10.70 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.2 |
| 87 | Oklahoma | 14 | 23 | 249 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.8 |
| 88 | North Carolina | 12 | 26 | 283 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.6 |
| 89 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 20 | 219 | 10.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 90 | Utah State | 12 | 32 | 351 | 10.97 | 2 | 2.7 | 29.3 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 14 | 20 | 221 | 11.05 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 92 | Kansas | 13 | 15 | 166 | 11.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 93 | Rice | 12 | 26 | 288 | 11.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.0 |
| 94 | Utah | 13 | 26 | 291 | 11.19 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.4 |
| 95 | Temple | 12 | 26 | 292 | 11.23 | 2 | 2.2 | 24.3 |
| 96 | Army | 12 | 39 | 439 | 11.26 | 2 | 3.3 | 36.6 |
| 97 | Toledo | 12 | 15 | 170 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 98 | Akron | 12 | 21 | 241 | 11.48 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.1 |
| 99 | Ball State | 13 | 28 | 322 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.8 |
| 100 | New Mexico State | 13 | 29 | 339 | 11.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.1 |
| 101 | Navy | 13 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| 102 | Wyoming | 12 | 27 | 318 | 11.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| 103 | UAB | 12 | 22 | 260 | 11.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.7 |
| 104 | Fresno State | 13 | 17 | 204 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 105 | Tulsa | 14 | 24 | 292 | 12.17 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.9 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 12 | 25 | 307 | 12.28 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.6 |
| 107 | Mississippi | 12 | 21 | 263 | 12.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.9 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 37 | 476 | 12.86 | 1 | 3.1 | 39.7 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 12 | 33 | 430 | 13.03 | 0 | 2.8 | 35.8 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 13 | 29 | 400 | 13.79 | 2 | 2.2 | 30.8 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 22 | 309 | 14.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.8 |
| 112 | Houston | 13 | 27 | 394 | 14.59 | 0 | 2.1 | 30.3 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 12 | 25 | 365 | 14.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 30.4 |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 21 | 309 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 115 | Clemson | 13 | 23 | 339 | 14.74 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.1 |
| 116 | Baylor | 12 | 31 | 505 | 16.29 | 1 | 2.6 | 42.1 |
| 117 | Memphis | 13 | 17 | 302 | 17.76 | 2 | 1.3 | 23.2 |
| 118 | Hawai'i | 13 | 14 | 250 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.2 |
| 119 | San Jose State | 12 | 25 | 474 | 18.96 | 1 | 2.1 | 39.5 |