2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 11/01/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 9 | 17 | 420 | 24.71 | 2 | 1.9 | 46.7 | 
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 391 | 24.44 | 2 | 2.0 | 48.9 | 
| 3 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 18 | 422 | 23.44 | 2 | 2.3 | 52.8 | 
| 4 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 2 | 1.8 | 38.6 | 
| 5 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.5 | 
| 6 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 9 | 16 | 298 | 18.63 | 3 | 1.8 | 33.1 | 
| 7 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 281 | 17.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.2 | 
| 8 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 139 | 13.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.9 | 
| 9 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 192 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 
| 10 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 
| 11 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 9 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.1 | 
| 12 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 
| 13 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 
| 14 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 
| 15 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 225 | 11.84 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.0 | 
| 16 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.9 | 
| 17 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 171 | 11.40 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.4 | 
| 18 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 224 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.9 | 
| 19 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 204 | 10.74 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.5 | 
| 20 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 9 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.6 | 
| 21 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 162 | 10.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 | 
| 21 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.0 | 
| 23 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 
| 24 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 159 | 9.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.7 | 
| 25 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 
| 26 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 
| 27 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 
| 28 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 
| 29 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 | 
| 30 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 193 | 9.19 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.1 | 
| 31 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 
| 32 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 
| 33 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 
| 34 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.1 | 
| 35 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 
| 36 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 
| 37 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 
| 38 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 9 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 
| 39 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 
| 40 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 
| 41 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 | 
| 42 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 | 
| 43 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.9 | 
| 44 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.7 | 
| 45 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 
| 46 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 
| 47 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 
| 48 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 
| 49 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 
| 50 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 
| 51 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 
| 52 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 
| 53 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 
| 54 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 
| 55 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 
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.