2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2026
| 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 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 13 | 30 | 362 | 12.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.8 |
| 7 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 15 | 21 | 347 | 16.52 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.1 |
| 8 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 13 | 24 | 318 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 19 | 302 | 15.89 | 3 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
| 10 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 15 | 19 | 273 | 14.37 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.2 |
| 11 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 13 | 22 | 270 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 12 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 11 | 19 | 265 | 13.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| 13 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 259 | 11.77 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.9 |
| 14 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 253 | 11.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.5 |
| 15 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 16 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 14 | 25 | 234 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| 17 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 14 | 17 | 230 | 13.53 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 18 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 13 | 21 | 225 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.3 |
| 19 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 13 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.4 |
| 19 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 21 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 9 | 17 | 212 | 12.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.6 |
| 22 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 23 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 10 | 8 | 209 | 26.13 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.9 |
| 24 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 207 | 12.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 25 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 26 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 189 | 12.60 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 27 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 12 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 28 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 14 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.9 |
| 29 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 14 | 15 | 180 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.9 |
| 29 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 14 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.9 |
| 31 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 13 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| 32 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 171 | 7.77 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 33 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 34 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.2 |
| 35 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 14 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| 36 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 15 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| 37 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 13 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 15 | 19 | 156 | 8.21 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 39 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 40 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 40 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 153 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 42 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 12 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 42 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 42 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 150 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 45 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 13 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.5 |
| 46 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 9 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.1 |
| 47 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 13 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 48 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 49 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 10 | 12 | 140 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| 50 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 11 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 51 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 13 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 52 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 13 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
| 52 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 13 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| 54 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 12 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 54 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 12 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 56 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 13 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 57 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 14 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 58 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| 59 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 13 | 18 | 118 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| 60 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 13 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 60 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 13 | 20 | 117 | 5.85 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 62 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 14 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| 62 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 12 | 17 | 116 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 64 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 15 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| 65 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 12 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 66 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 67 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 68 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 7 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 69 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 70 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 71 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 71 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 13 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| 73 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 73 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 14 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 75 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 13 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 75 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 12 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 77 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 77 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 79 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 79 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 13 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 81 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 13 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| 81 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 83 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 14 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 84 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| 85 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 85 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 87 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 87 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 12 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 87 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| 90 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 90 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 90 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 93 | Tristian Gentry | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 93 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 13 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 95 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 13 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 95 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 13 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| 95 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 12 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| 95 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 14 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 99 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 12 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 99 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |