2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/19/2026
| 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 |
| 1 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 19 | 302 | 15.89 | 3 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 3 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 13 | 25 | 454 | 18.16 | 2 | 1.9 | 34.9 |
| 6 | Jaden Carrillo | Fresno St | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Jaden Bradley | UNLV | SR | WR | 14 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 6 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 15 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Nathan Acevedo | SDSU | JR | WR | 12 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Jameson Tucker | Coast Car | SR | WR | 13 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 6 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 10 | 8 | 209 | 26.13 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.9 |
| 6 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 13 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 11 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | JR | S | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 7 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Jamison Curtis | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 6 | Eric Williams | Toledo | SO | S | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 15 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| 6 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.2 |
| 6 | Maguire Anderson | FIU | SR | WR | 13 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 16 | 21 | 347 | 16.52 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 6 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 13 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.4 |
| 6 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 13 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 14 | 17 | 230 | 13.53 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 6 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 6 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 14 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 13 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 189 | 12.60 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 6 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 9 | 17 | 212 | 12.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.6 |
| 6 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 13 | 22 | 253 | 11.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.5 |
| 6 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 6 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 6 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 14 | 25 | 234 | 9.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| 6 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 10 | 22 | 193 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 6 | Jermaine Agee | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |