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 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 193 | 9.19 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.1 | 
| 2 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 204 | 10.74 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.5 | 
| 3 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 18 | 422 | 23.44 | 2 | 2.3 | 52.8 | 
| 4 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 224 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.9 | 
| 5 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 225 | 11.84 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.0 | 
| 5 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 9 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.6 | 
| 7 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 391 | 24.44 | 2 | 2.0 | 48.9 | 
| 7 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 162 | 10.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 | 
| 7 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 8 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 
| 7 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 
| 11 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 9 | 17 | 420 | 24.71 | 2 | 1.9 | 46.7 | 
| 11 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 171 | 11.40 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.4 | 
| 11 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.0 | 
| 14 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 2 | 1.8 | 38.6 | 
| 14 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 9 | 16 | 298 | 18.63 | 3 | 1.8 | 33.1 | 
| 14 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 281 | 17.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.2 | 
| 14 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 192 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 
| 14 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.9 | 
| 14 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 159 | 9.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.7 | 
| 14 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.1 | 
| 14 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.9 | 
| 14 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 
| 23 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 | 
| 23 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 9 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 
| 23 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 | 
| 26 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 
| 26 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 
| 26 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.7 | 
| 26 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 
| 26 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 
| 26 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 
| 32 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 
| 33 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 139 | 13.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.9 | 
| 33 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 
| 33 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 
| 33 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 
| 33 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 
| 33 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 
| 33 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 | 
| 33 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 
| 33 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 
| 42 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.5 | 
| 42 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 
| 42 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 
| 42 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 
| 42 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 
| 42 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 
| 42 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 
| 42 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 
| 42 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 
| 51 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 9 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.1 | 
| 51 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 
| 51 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 
| 51 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 
| 51 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 
| 56 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 
| 56 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 
| 56 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 
| 56 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.3 | 
| 56 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 
| 56 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 
| 56 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 
| 56 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 
| 56 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 
| 56 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 9 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 
| 56 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 
| 67 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 8 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.4 | 
| 67 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 
| 67 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 
| 67 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 
| 67 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 
| 67 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 
| 67 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 
| 67 | Zion Booker | Tulsa | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 
| 67 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 
| 67 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 
| 67 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 
| 78 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 
| 78 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 
| 78 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 
| 78 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 
| 78 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 
| 78 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 
| 78 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 9 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 
| 78 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 
| 78 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 
| 78 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 
| 78 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 
| 78 | Tommy Maher | CSU | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 
| 78 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 
| 78 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 
| 78 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 
| 78 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 8 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 
| 78 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 
| 78 | Teddy Hoffmann | NC State | FR | WR | 9 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 
| 78 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 
| 78 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 
| 78 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 
| 99 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 
| 99 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.