2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/01/2025

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 5 9 289 32.11 2 1.8 57.8
2 Easton Messer FAU JR WR 5 7 149 21.29 0 1.4 29.8
3 Chase Hendricks Ohio JR WR 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
4 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 5 10 199 19.90 1 2.0 39.8
5 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 5 10 197 19.70 1 2.0 39.4
6 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 5 11 191 17.36 0 2.2 38.2
7 Mana Carvalho Utah FR WR 5 13 200 15.38 1 2.6 40.0
8 Coy Eakin Texas Tech JR WR 6 8 121 15.13 0 1.3 20.2
9 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 5 7 101 14.43 1 1.4 20.2
10 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 1 5 69 13.80 0 5.0 69.0
11 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 4 9 117 13.00 1 2.3 29.3
12 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 5 10 125 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
13 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 5 7 87 12.43 0 1.4 17.4
14 Kenny Johnson Pittsburgh JR WR 6 7 85 12.14 1 1.2 14.2
15 Squirrel White FSU SR WR 4 5 58 11.60 0 1.3 14.5
16 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 6 8 91 11.38 0 1.3 15.2
17 Javarius Green N Carolina FR WR 3 5 53 10.60 0 1.7 17.7
18 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 6 13 135 10.38 0 2.2 22.5
19 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 4 10 102 10.20 1 2.5 25.5
20 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 4 7 71 10.14 0 1.8 17.8
20 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 5 7 71 10.14 0 1.4 14.2
22 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 7 11 111 10.09 0 1.6 15.9
23 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
24 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 5 11 102 9.27 0 2.2 20.4
25 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 5 8 72 9.00 0 1.6 14.4
25 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
27 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 5 8 70 8.75 0 1.6 14.0
28 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 6 10 87 8.70 0 1.7 14.5
29 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 5 9 77 8.56 0 1.8 15.4
30 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 5 9 69 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
30 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 6 9 69 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
32 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 4 6 45 7.50 0 1.5 11.3
33 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 5 7 52 7.43 0 1.4 10.4
34 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 6 7 51 7.29 0 1.2 8.5
35 DeAree Rogers N Illinois JR WR 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
36 Bryant Wesco, Jr. Clemson SO WR 5 9 62 6.89 0 1.8 12.4
37 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 5 6 41 6.83 0 1.2 8.2
38 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
39 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 4 7 46 6.57 0 1.8 11.5
40 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 6 9 51 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
41 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 5 6 31 5.17 0 1.2 6.2
41 Devin Voisin USA SR WR 5 6 31 5.17 0 1.2 6.2
43 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 5 7 35 5.00 0 1.4 7.0
44 Omari Hayes Tulane SO WR 4 6 29 4.83 0 1.5 7.3
45 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 5 12 54 4.50 0 2.4 10.8
46 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 6 9 38 4.22 0 1.5 6.3
47 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 5 8 30 3.75 0 1.6 6.0
47 Michael Pettway J'ville St SR WR 3 4 15 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
49 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 5 9 32 3.56 0 1.8 6.4
50 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 5 11 38 3.45 0 2.2 7.6
51 Reese Smith Liberty SR WR 4 7 18 2.57 0 1.8 4.5
51 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 4 7 18 2.57 0 1.8 4.5
53 DeAngelo Irvin Jr. UNLV JR WR 4 6 13 2.17 0 1.5 3.3
53 TJ Pride NMSU SO WR 5 6 13 2.17 0 1.2 2.6
55 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 5 8 13 1.63 0 1.6 2.6

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.