2025 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 10 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 2 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 3 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 12 | 17 | 117 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 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 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 11 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 12 | Jaden Carrillo | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 13 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 13 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Jaden Bradley | UNLV | SR | WR | 13 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 15 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | SR | WR | 12 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 17 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 12 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Tommy Maher | CSU | SO | WR | 11 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 19 | Eric Butler | SDSU | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Chris Smalley | Nevada | SR | EDG | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Mikey Welsh | SDSU | JR | WR | 11 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 22 | Cooper Hoch | SJSU | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 23 | Cade Harris | Air Force | SR | WR | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 24 | Ethan Tierney | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lavon Brown | CSU | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | DJ Warnell | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shawn Miller | New Mexico | JR | WR | 11 | 3 | -18 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.