2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 4 11 406 36.91 2 2.8 101.5
2 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 4 9 230 25.56 1 2.3 57.5
3 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 7 14 330 23.57 1 2.0 47.1
4 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 4 14 309 22.07 0 3.5 77.3
5 Easton Messer FAU JR WR 4 5 96 19.20 0 1.3 24.0
6 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 4 5 93 18.60 1 1.3 23.3
7 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 5 7 122 17.43 0 1.4 24.4
8 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 4 11 188 17.09 0 2.8 47.0
9 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 5 6 98 16.33 0 1.2 19.6
10 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 4 10 136 13.60 1 2.5 34.0
11 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 3 6 79 13.17 1 2.0 26.3
12 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 6 8 103 12.88 1 1.3 17.2
13 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 7 15 185 12.33 0 2.1 26.4
14 Zachariah Branch Georgia JR WR 6 8 94 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
15 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 7 13 151 11.62 0 1.9 21.6
16 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 5 9 103 11.44 0 1.8 20.6
17 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 6 11 125 11.36 0 1.8 20.8
18 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 4 11 123 11.18 0 2.8 30.8
19 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 7 10 111 11.10 0 1.4 15.9
20 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 7 9 98 10.89 0 1.3 14.0
21 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 4 6 65 10.83 0 1.5 16.3
22 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 6 13 137 10.54 0 2.2 22.8
23 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 6 8 80 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
24 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 4 11 105 9.55 1 2.8 26.3
25 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 5 7 65 9.29 0 1.4 13.0
26 Javen Nicholas Charlotte JR WR 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
26 Jake Godfrey La-Monroe SO WR 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
28 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 5 10 90 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
29 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 6 8 71 8.88 0 1.3 11.8
30 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 4 12 106 8.83 1 3.0 26.5
31 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 4 5 44 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
32 Beau Sparks Texas St JR WR 6 7 61 8.71 0 1.2 10.2
33 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 8 14 121 8.64 0 1.8 15.1
34 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 5 6 48 8.00 0 1.2 9.6
35 Harrison Wallace III Miss SR WR 6 8 63 7.88 0 1.3 10.5
36 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 5 11 83 7.55 0 2.2 16.6
37 Elliott Brow UTSA SR WR 3 6 45 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
38 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 4 7 52 7.43 0 1.8 13.0
39 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 5 9 65 7.22 0 1.8 13.0
40 Robert Williams La-Lafytte SR WR 4 5 36 7.20 0 1.3 9.0
41 Zechariah Sample Ariz St FR WR 3 7 50 7.14 0 2.3 16.7
42 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 4 9 63 7.00 0 2.3 15.8
42 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
42 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 4 7 49 7.00 0 1.8 12.3
45 Trebor Peña Penn State SR WR 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
45 Maguire Anderson FIU SR WR 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
47 Aaron Blancas Ark St SR WR 4 11 74 6.73 0 2.8 18.5
48 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 5 10 67 6.70 0 2.0 13.4
49 Peyton Plott Ga South FR WR 5 6 40 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
50 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 7 17 108 6.35 0 2.4 15.4
51 Joshua Porter S Florida SO WR 4 8 48 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
52 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 4 6 35 5.83 0 1.5 8.8
53 Javen Jacobs Utah State JR RB 4 6 27 4.50 0 1.5 6.8
53 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 4 6 27 4.50 0 1.5 6.8
55 Javarius Green N Carolina FR WR 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
56 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 5 8 34 4.25 0 1.6 6.8
57 Sterling Lockett Kansas St JR WR 5 7 27 3.86 0 1.4 5.4
58 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 3 4 13 3.25 0 1.3 4.3
59 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
60 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 3 7 16 2.29 0 2.3 5.3
61 Reese Smith Liberty SR WR 3 5 3 0.60 0 1.7 1.0

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.