2025 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.3 |
| 2 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 3 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 4 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 7 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Zion Booker | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 9 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 10 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 7 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Landon Sides | N Texas | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 13 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Derrick Eley | Charlotte | FR | WR | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 15 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 17 | Christian Neptune | S Florida | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 18 | Baron Tipton | N Texas | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Jair Murphy | S Florida | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Payton Mangrum | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 20 | JJ Jean-Louis | N Texas | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.