2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 8 11 317 28.82 2 1.4 39.6
2 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 9 13 346 26.62 2 1.4 38.4
3 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 2 11 238 21.64 0 5.5 119.0
4 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 8 17 306 18.00 1 2.1 38.3
5 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 8 12 191 15.92 0 1.5 23.9
6 Mana Carvalho Utah FR WR 8 15 211 14.07 1 1.9 26.4
7 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 8 13 181 13.92 1 1.6 22.6
8 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 8 15 200 13.33 0 1.9 25.0
9 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 9 11 146 13.27 0 1.2 16.2
10 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 8 16 197 12.31 0 2.0 24.6
11 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 6 10 117 11.70 1 1.7 19.5
12 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 8 11 126 11.45 1 1.4 15.8
13 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 9 16 180 11.25 0 1.8 20.0
14 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 10 13 144 11.08 0 1.3 14.4
15 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 9 12 128 10.67 0 1.3 14.2
16 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 10 12 124 10.33 0 1.2 12.4
17 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 8 11 111 10.09 0 1.4 13.9
18 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 9 14 141 10.07 0 1.6 15.7
19 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 9 12 120 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
20 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 9 15 143 9.53 0 1.7 15.9
21 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 9 17 161 9.47 0 1.9 17.9
22 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 7 9 84 9.33 0 1.3 12.0
23 Zechariah Sample Ariz St FR WR 9 11 101 9.18 0 1.2 11.2
24 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 8 10 91 9.10 0 1.3 11.4
25 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 9 20 165 8.25 1 2.2 18.3
26 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 6 7 55 7.86 0 1.2 9.2
27 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 8 12 88 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
28 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 9 11 80 7.27 0 1.2 8.9
29 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 9 13 88 6.77 0 1.4 9.8
30 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 8 12 74 6.17 0 1.5 9.3
31 Joshua Porter S Florida SO WR 6 7 43 6.14 0 1.2 7.2
32 Tama Uiliata Hawai'i FR WR 8 11 64 5.82 0 1.4 8.0
33 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 9 11 63 5.73 0 1.2 7.0
34 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 7 14 75 5.36 0 2.0 10.7
35 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 8 12 61 5.08 0 1.5 7.6
36 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 7 15 75 5.00 0 2.1 10.7
37 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 9 13 48 3.69 0 1.4 5.3
38 Beau Sparks Texas St JR WR 8 10 35 3.50 0 1.3 4.4
39 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 8 11 38 3.45 0 1.4 4.8
40 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 6 8 21 2.63 0 1.3 3.5
41 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 7 9 20 2.22 0 1.3 2.9

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.