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 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 9 | 20 | 399 | 19.95 | 2 | 2.2 | 44.3 |
| 4 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 11 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 36.2 |
| 5 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 15 | 21 | 347 | 16.52 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.1 |
| 6 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 318 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.4 |
| 7 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 300 | 14.29 | 0 | 2.6 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 10 | 20 | 265 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 9 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 262 | 15.41 | 0 | 1.9 | 29.1 |
| 10 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 236 | 11.80 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.2 |
| 11 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 13 | 18 | 226 | 12.56 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| 12 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 224 | 14.93 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 13 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 10 | 21 | 215 | 10.24 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.5 |
| 14 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 6 | 6 | 198 | 33.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 15 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 8 | 15 | 196 | 13.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.5 |
| 16 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 191 | 14.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.3 |
| 17 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 189 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 23.6 |
| 18 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 3 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 19 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 178 | 11.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 22.3 |
| 21 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 175 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| 22 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 33.6 |
| 23 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 12 | 18 | 164 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.7 |
| 24 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 25 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| 26 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 13 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| 26 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.4 |
| 26 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| 29 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 146 | 11.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| 30 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.8 |
| 31 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 32 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 33 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.2 |
| 33 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 35 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 36 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 |
| 37 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| 38 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 9 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 39 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| 40 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 41 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 42 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.5 |
| 43 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 121 | 10.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 44 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 45 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 45 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 47 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| 48 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 49 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 50 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| 51 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 52 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 53 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 54 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 9 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.9 |
| 54 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 56 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 56 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 58 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 59 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| 60 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 10 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| 60 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 62 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 63 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 63 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 65 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 65 | Tristian Gentry | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 65 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 10 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 68 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| 68 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 70 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 5 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.8 |
| 71 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.4 |
| 71 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 73 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 74 | D.J. McKinney | New Mexico | SO | RB | 9 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 75 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 76 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 9 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 77 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 78 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 79 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.6 |
| 80 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.5 |
| 80 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 11 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 82 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 83 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 84 | Jayden Thomas | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 84 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 84 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 87 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | FR | WR | 12 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 87 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| 89 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 90 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 90 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 92 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 92 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 4 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 13.5 |
| 94 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.8 |
| 95 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 11 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 96 | Jaylen Bonelli | Ark St | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| 97 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 11 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 98 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 98 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 100 | Sam Phillips | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |