Eddie Shaw has gained the most punt-return yards by a tight end in a season, with 293 yards in 1998.
| NAME | PR YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Shaw | 293 | 1998 |  USM | 11 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 0 | 30 | 9.8 | 26.6 | 1 |
| 2 |  | G. Richardson | 263 | 1983 |  ALA | 11 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 0 | 30 | 8.8 | 23.9 | 1 |
| 3 |  | J. Ludlow | 219 | 1981 |  VT | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1.7 | 0 | 35 | 6.3 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 4 |  | G. Young | 205 | 1982 |  MSST | 11 | 20 | 431 | 21.6 | 39.2 | 0 | 27 | 7.6 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 5 | | J. Casey | 112 | 2008 |  RICE | 13 | 14 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | | T. McNair | 110 | 1985 |  TEM | 11 | 15 | 260 | 17.3 | 23.6 | 0 | 6 | 18.3 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 7 | | D. Knight | 73 | 1983 | MSST | 11 | 9 | 201 | 22.3 | 18.3 | 0 | 9 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 8 | | C. Bennett | 48 | 1983 | ALA | 11 | 1 | 48.0 | 4.4 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | | T. Grochowalski | 43 | 1977 |  EMU | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 7 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 10 | | G. Wood | 40 | 1989 |  WYO | 11 | 2 | 20.0 | 3.6 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | | L. Musgrave | 37 | 2021 |  ORST | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | W. Lawson | 36 | 1984 |  HOU | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 13 | | S. Johnson | 35 | 2016 |  WKU | 14 | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 14 | | R. Roberts | 35 | 1990 |  NIU | 11 | 1 | 35.0 | 3.2 | 0 | |||||
| 15 |  | B. Burdette | 33 | 2004 |  UTAH | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 16 | | M. Jones | 32 | 1992 | WYO | 12 | 1 | 32.0 | 2.7 | 1 | |||||
| 17 |  | D. Traylor | 29 | 2011 |  CLEM | 3 | 1 | 29.0 | 9.7 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | | T. Stombaugh | 29 | 1997 |  IDHO | 11 | 1 | 29.0 | 2.6 | 0 | |||||
| 19 |  | L. Olejniczak | 29 | 1980 |  IOWA | 11 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | | D. Barbour | 29 | 1978 |  HAW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| 21 | | J. Collins | 28 | 2004 |  ND | 5 | 1 | 28.0 | 5.6 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | | M. Jocz | 27 | 2016 |  MICH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| 23 | | J. Mitchell | 25 | 2020 |  VT | 10 | 4 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | | S. Thompson | 25 | 1998 |  FRES | 10 | 1 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | | E. Landi | 24 | 2011 |  USF | 11 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0 | |||||
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1977 season.
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Team Rankings
PPG
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OPP PPG
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RUSH YDS/G
140.8
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PASS YDS/G
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2025 SBC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6 |  Appalachian State | 2-5 | 5-6 |
7 |  Georgia State | 0-7 | 1-10 |
8 |  Southern Miss | 5-2 | 7-4 |
9 |  Troy | 5-2 | 7-4 |
10 |  Louisiana | 4-3 | 5-6 |
CFB 2025 Leaders
CFB 2025 Rankings
CFB 2025 Division Standings
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Texas | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Tulane | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
Miami
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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