2025 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 2 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.2 |
| 3 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 11 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 4 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 13 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 11 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 12 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 8 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 12 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 9 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Tommy Maher | CSU | SO | WR | 12 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Jaden Carrillo | Fresno St | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 11 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Mikey Welsh | SDSU | JR | WR | 11 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 14 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 14 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 15 | Jaden Bradley | UNLV | SR | WR | 14 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 15 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 11 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 15 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 18 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 19 | Eric Butler | SDSU | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 20 | Chris Smalley | Nevada | SR | EDG | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 21 | Cade Harris | Air Force | SR | WR | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 22 | Cooper Hoch | SJSU | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 23 | Jaden DaCosta | Wyoming | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 24 | Ethan Tierney | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lavon Brown | CSU | SO | WR | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | DJ Warnell | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shawn Miller | New Mexico | JR | WR | 12 | 3 | -18 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.