2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 11/22/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 11 19 538 28.32 3 1.7 48.9
2 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 11 17 420 24.71 2 1.5 38.2
3 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 11 19 422 22.21 2 1.7 38.4
4 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 11 19 398 20.95 2 1.7 36.2
5 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 11 18 315 17.50 1 1.6 28.6
6 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 11 18 302 16.78 3 1.6 27.5
7 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 11 13 177 13.62 1 1.2 16.1
8 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 11 16 211 13.19 1 1.5 19.2
9 Boo Carter Tennessee SO DB 9 11 145 13.18 0 1.2 16.1
10 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 11 15 197 13.13 0 1.4 17.9
11 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 11 17 217 12.76 0 1.5 19.7
12 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 11 21 266 12.67 0 1.9 24.2
13 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 11 27 333 12.33 0 2.5 30.3
14 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 11 19 233 12.26 1 1.7 21.2
15 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 11 20 242 12.10 0 1.8 22.0
16 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 11 14 166 11.86 0 1.3 15.1
17 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 11 13 148 11.38 0 1.2 13.5
18 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 11 20 225 11.25 0 1.8 20.5
19 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 11 19 208 10.95 1 1.7 18.9
20 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 11 14 146 10.43 0 1.3 13.3
21 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 11 14 145 10.36 0 1.3 13.2
22 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 11 14 144 10.29 0 1.3 13.1
23 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 9 16 163 10.19 0 1.8 18.1
24 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 11 13 130 10.00 0 1.2 11.8
25 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 11 23 229 9.96 1 2.1 20.8
26 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 11 16 155 9.69 0 1.5 14.1
27 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 10 16 154 9.63 1 1.6 15.4
28 Zechariah Sample Ariz St FR WR 9 11 101 9.18 0 1.2 11.2
29 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 11 15 137 9.13 0 1.4 12.5
30 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 11 13 118 9.08 0 1.2 10.7
31 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 11 19 169 8.89 0 1.7 15.4
32 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 10 22 193 8.77 1 2.2 19.3
33 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 11 14 122 8.71 0 1.3 11.1
34 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 10 20 170 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
35 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 12 18 150 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
36 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 11 18 149 8.28 0 1.6 13.5
37 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 11 13 105 8.08 0 1.2 9.5
38 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 11 14 113 8.07 0 1.3 10.3
39 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 9 13 93 7.15 0 1.4 10.3
40 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 11 16 114 7.13 0 1.5 10.4
41 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 11 17 117 6.88 0 1.5 10.6
42 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 11 17 116 6.82 0 1.5 10.5
43 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 11 14 90 6.43 0 1.3 8.2
44 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 11 19 122 6.42 0 1.7 11.1
45 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 10 14 88 6.29 0 1.4 8.8
46 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 11 19 117 6.16 0 1.7 10.6
47 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 9 13 80 6.15 0 1.4 8.9
48 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 10 16 97 6.06 0 1.6 9.7
49 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 11 21 119 5.67 0 1.9 10.8
50 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 11 15 81 5.40 0 1.4 7.4
51 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 11 14 66 4.71 0 1.3 6.0
52 Sterling Lockett Kansas St JR WR 11 13 56 4.31 0 1.2 5.1
53 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 11 14 60 4.29 0 1.3 5.5
54 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 10 13 30 2.31 0 1.3 3.0
55 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.