2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 13 21 563 26.81 3 1.6 43.3
2 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 13 21 476 22.67 2 1.6 36.6
3 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 13 25 456 18.24 2 1.9 35.1
4 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 13 25 454 18.16 2 1.9 34.9
5 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 13 24 415 17.29 0 1.8 31.9
6 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 16 21 347 16.52 1 1.3 21.7
7 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 12 19 302 15.89 3 1.6 25.2
8 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 11 19 265 13.95 0 1.7 24.1
9 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 14 17 230 13.53 1 1.2 16.4
10 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 13 24 318 13.25 0 1.8 24.5
11 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 12 16 211 13.19 1 1.3 17.6
12 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 16 23 298 12.96 0 1.4 18.6
13 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 13 15 189 12.60 1 1.2 14.5
14 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 13 22 270 12.27 0 1.7 20.8
15 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 12 17 207 12.18 0 1.4 17.3
16 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 13 30 362 12.07 0 2.3 27.8
17 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 13 22 259 11.77 0 1.7 19.9
18 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 12 16 188 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
19 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 10 12 140 11.67 0 1.2 14.0
20 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 13 22 253 11.50 1 1.7 19.5
21 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 13 21 225 10.71 0 1.6 17.3
22 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 12 20 213 10.65 1 1.7 17.8
22 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 14 17 181 10.65 0 1.2 12.9
24 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 12 15 153 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
25 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 13 17 168 9.88 0 1.3 12.9
26 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 14 17 166 9.76 0 1.2 11.9
27 Manny Covey Cincinnati SO RB 13 16 156 9.75 0 1.2 12.0
28 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 10 16 154 9.63 1 1.6 15.4
29 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 14 25 234 9.36 1 1.8 16.7
30 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 14 20 180 9.00 0 1.4 12.9
30 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 13 17 153 9.00 0 1.3 11.8
32 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 10 22 193 8.77 1 2.2 19.3
33 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 13 18 150 8.33 0 1.4 11.5
33 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 12 15 125 8.33 0 1.3 10.4
35 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 15 19 156 8.21 0 1.3 10.4
36 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 12 18 141 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
37 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 13 22 171 7.77 0 1.7 13.2
38 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 12 14 98 7.00 0 1.2 8.2
39 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 12 17 116 6.82 0 1.4 9.7
40 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 13 18 118 6.56 0 1.4 9.1
41 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 11 17 109 6.41 0 1.5 9.9
42 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 13 20 126 6.30 0 1.5 9.7
43 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 11 14 88 6.29 0 1.3 8.0
44 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 13 19 117 6.16 0 1.5 9.0
45 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 10 13 80 6.15 0 1.3 8.0
46 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 13 20 117 5.85 0 1.5 9.0
47 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 12 16 93 5.81 0 1.3 7.8
48 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 14 17 98 5.76 0 1.2 7.0
49 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 11 21 119 5.67 0 1.9 10.8
50 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 12 17 68 4.00 0 1.4 5.7
51 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 12 16 60 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
52 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 11 13 30 2.31 0 1.2 2.7
53 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 10 14 27 1.93 0 1.4 2.7

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.