2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 9 19 553 29.11 3 2.1 61.4
2 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 10 19 463 24.37 2 1.9 46.3
3 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 4 8 186 23.25 3 2.0 46.5
4 Tony Freeman Wash St JR WR 7 15 318 21.20 0 2.1 45.4
5 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 11 19 398 20.95 2 1.7 36.2
6 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 9 20 399 19.95 2 2.2 44.3
7 Boo Carter Tennessee SO DB 6 7 130 18.57 0 1.2 21.7
8 JoJo Bermudez Temple JR WR 5 6 111 18.50 0 1.2 22.2
9 Easton Messer FAU JR WR 4 7 129 18.43 0 1.8 32.3
10 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 4 7 122 17.43 0 1.8 30.5
11 Deion DeBlanc Wyoming FR WR 4 8 139 17.38 1 2.0 34.8
12 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 15 21 347 16.52 1 1.4 23.1
13 Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri SR WR 8 10 155 15.50 1 1.3 19.4
14 Devin Roche ODU SO RB 9 17 262 15.41 0 1.9 29.1
15 Demarcus Lacey Marshall SR WR 5 7 107 15.29 0 1.4 21.4
16 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 12 15 224 14.93 1 1.3 18.7
17 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 7 13 191 14.69 0 1.9 27.3
18 Bryson Hammer Toledo SO WR 8 21 300 14.29 0 2.6 37.5
19 Antione Jackson UCF JR DB 5 9 127 14.11 0 1.8 25.4
20 Victor Snow Buffalo JR WR 5 12 168 14.00 1 2.4 33.6
20 Trent Walker Oregon St SR WR 2 3 42 14.00 0 1.5 21.0
22 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 7 10 135 13.50 0 1.4 19.3
23 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 10 20 265 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
24 Anthony Evans III Miss St JR WR 5 10 131 13.10 0 2.0 26.2
25 Iverson Hooks UAB SO WR 4 5 65 13.00 0 1.3 16.3
26 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 13 18 226 12.56 0 1.4 17.4
27 Devin Voisin USA SR WR 4 5 62 12.40 0 1.3 15.5
28 Tommy Maher CSU SO WR 2 3 36 12.00 0 1.5 18.0
29 Dedrick Latulas La Tech SO WR 8 15 178 11.87 0 1.9 22.3
30 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 9 20 236 11.80 1 2.2 26.2
31 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 12 15 175 11.67 0 1.3 14.6
32 Yamir Knight SMU JR WR 9 13 146 11.23 0 1.4 16.2
33 Zavion Thomas LSU SR WR 7 12 131 10.92 0 1.7 18.7
34 Brennan Ridley BGSU SO WR 4 7 73 10.43 0 1.8 18.3
35 Jordan Faison Notre Dame JR WR 10 12 125 10.42 0 1.2 12.5
36 Luke Wysong Arizona SR WR 9 12 124 10.33 0 1.3 13.8
37 Gabriel Benyard KSU SR WR 10 21 215 10.24 1 2.1 21.5
38 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 8 11 111 10.09 0 1.4 13.9
39 Jackson Harper UConn SO WR 9 12 121 10.08 0 1.3 13.4
40 Elijah Metcalf USM SR WR 7 9 89 9.89 0 1.3 12.7
41 Wayne Harris Kent State FR WR 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
42 Zechariah Sample Ariz St FR WR 7 9 84 9.33 0 1.3 12.0
43 Emon Allen Sam Hou St SR DB 2 4 37 9.25 0 2.0 18.5
44 Cole Adams Alabama SO WR 11 17 155 9.12 0 1.5 14.1
45 Wayne Knight James Mad JR RB 12 18 164 9.11 0 1.5 13.7
46 Jordan Napier SDSU SO WR 8 21 189 9.00 1 2.6 23.6
47 Lynel Billups-Williams Miami (Oh) SO WR 7 14 123 8.79 0 2.0 17.6
48 Bryson Graves Coast Car JR WR 6 9 79 8.78 0 1.5 13.2
49 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 4 8 70 8.75 0 2.0 17.5
50 Vernell Brown III Florida FR WR 4 6 48 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
50 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
52 Jordan Malau'ulu Fresno St FR WR 9 12 95 7.92 0 1.3 10.6
53 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
54 Isaiah Farris BC JR DB 2 6 45 7.50 0 3.0 22.5
55 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 3 5 35 7.00 0 1.7 11.7
56 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 8 12 83 6.92 0 1.5 10.4
57 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
58 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 8 16 106 6.63 0 2.0 13.3
59 Juwon Gaston MTSU SR S 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
60 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 5 12 74 6.17 0 2.4 14.8
61 Davien Kerr Syracuse SO DB 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
62 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 10 16 92 5.75 0 1.6 9.2
63 Gavin Freeman Okla St JR WR 1 3 17 5.67 0 3.0 17.0
64 Josiah McLaurin Maryland SO WR 3 5 28 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
65 Kam Shanks Arkansas SO WR 2 6 33 5.50 0 3.0 16.5
66 Sterling Lockett Kansas St JR WR 6 10 53 5.30 0 1.7 8.8
67 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 2 5 26 5.20 0 2.5 13.0
68 Malik Sherrod Boise St SR RB 9 12 60 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
69 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 5 9 44 4.89 0 1.8 8.8
70 Cam Ross Virginia SR WR 10 16 75 4.69 0 1.6 7.5
71 Sean Patrick Akron FR RB 4 6 27 4.50 0 1.5 6.8
72 Javen Jacobs Utah State JR RB 6 7 31 4.43 0 1.2 5.2
73 Jaden Barnes App St JR WR 4 13 54 4.15 0 3.3 13.5
74 Manny Covey Cincinnati SO RB 7 9 32 3.56 0 1.3 4.6
75 Marcus Bellon Nevada SR WR 3 6 20 3.33 0 2.0 6.7
76 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 8 12 26 2.17 0 1.5 3.3
77 Reese Smith Liberty SR WR 4 6 7 1.17 0 1.5 1.8

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.