2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 12/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 12 | 27 | 333 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.8 |
| 2 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 3 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 460 | 20.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 38.3 |
| 3 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 386 | 16.78 | 0 | 1.9 | 32.2 |
| 3 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 301 | 13.09 | 0 | 1.9 | 25.1 |
| 3 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 13 | 25 | 234 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| 8 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 440 | 20.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 36.7 |
| 8 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 270 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.5 |
| 8 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 10 | 18 | 217 | 12.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.7 |
| 11 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 249 | 12.45 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 11 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 225 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
| 11 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 11 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 170 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| 11 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 12 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.5 |
| 16 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 538 | 28.32 | 3 | 1.6 | 44.8 |
| 16 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 448 | 23.58 | 2 | 1.6 | 37.3 |
| 16 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 19 | 302 | 15.89 | 3 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
| 16 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 16 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 12 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 21 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 13 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 21 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 150 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 21 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 21 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 21 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 26 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 315 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 26 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 207 | 12.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 26 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 26 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 26 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 12 | 17 | 116 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 26 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 12 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 26 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 26 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| 34 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 34 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 189 | 12.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 34 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 12 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 34 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 34 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 166 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 34 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 143 | 8.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 34 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 12 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 34 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 12 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 34 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 34 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 34 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 47 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 9 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.1 |
| 47 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 13 | 15 | 192 | 12.80 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.8 |
| 47 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 10 | 12 | 140 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| 47 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 178 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.7 |
| 47 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 13 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 47 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 12 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 53 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.8 |
| 53 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 12 | 13 | 187 | 14.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 53 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.8 |
| 53 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 53 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 53 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 53 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| 53 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 12 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 53 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 62 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 62 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 62 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 13 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
| 62 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 62 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 62 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 62 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 12 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 62 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 62 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 62 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 10 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 62 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 14 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 73 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.2 |
| 73 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.2 |
| 73 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 12 | 11 | 125 | 11.36 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 73 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 13 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| 73 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 13 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 78 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 10 | 8 | 209 | 26.13 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.9 |
| 78 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 12 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 78 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 12 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 78 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 78 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 78 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| 78 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 11 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 78 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 11 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 78 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 78 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 78 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 12 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 78 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 11 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 78 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 12 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 78 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 12 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 78 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | SR | S | 9 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 78 | Sean Patrick | Akron | FR | RB | 10 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 78 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 78 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 12 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 78 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 97 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.9 |
| 97 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 97 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 13 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| 97 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.