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.