2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 289 | 24.08 | 2 | 2.0 | 48.2 |
| 2 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 3 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 4 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 5 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| 8 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 9 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 10 | 16 | 198 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 10 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 12 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 116 | 10.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 13 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 14 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 17 | 154 | 9.06 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.3 |
| 15 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 16 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
| 17 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 19 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 20 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 21 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 22 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 23 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 24 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 8 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 25 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 26 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 27 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 28 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| 30 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 31 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 32 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
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.