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.