2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 7 | 21 | 300 | 14.29 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.9 |
| 1 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 189 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 23.6 |
| 3 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 11 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 36.2 |
| 3 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 210 | 11.05 | 1 | 2.4 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 315 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 28.6 |
| 5 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 8 | 18 | 232 | 12.89 | 1 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 230 | 12.78 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.6 |
| 8 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 17 | 528 | 31.06 | 3 | 2.4 | 75.4 |
| 8 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 153 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 10 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 407 | 27.13 | 2 | 1.9 | 50.9 |
| 10 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 367 | 26.21 | 2 | 2.0 | 52.4 |
| 12 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 160 | 11.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.9 |
| 12 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.7 |
| 12 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 6 | 14 | 102 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| 18 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 195 | 15.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 32.5 |
| 18 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 191 | 14.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.3 |
| 18 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
| 18 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 146 | 11.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.3 |
| 18 | Jaden Barnes | App St | JR | WR | 4 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 13.5 |
| 23 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 33.6 |
| 23 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 133 | 11.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 |
| 23 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 23 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
| 23 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 121 | 10.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 23 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 23 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
| 23 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 5 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.8 |
| 23 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| 23 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| 35 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 35 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 35 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 35 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 40 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 135 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.5 |
| 40 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.2 |
| 40 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 40 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.6 |
| 40 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| 45 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 176 | 19.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 45 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 45 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 45 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 45 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 45 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 9 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 45 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 45 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 45 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 9 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 54 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 3 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 54 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 54 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.8 |
| 54 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
| 54 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.0 |
| 54 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 54 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 54 | Tristian Gentry | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 6 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 54 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 63 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 63 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 63 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 |
| 63 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| 63 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| 63 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 63 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 63 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 63 | Terry Bussey | Texas A&M | SO | WR | 11 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 63 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 73 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 73 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 73 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 73 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 1 | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| 73 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 73 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 7 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.7 |
| 73 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 73 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.1 |
| 73 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 73 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 |
| 73 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 73 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 73 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 73 | Elliott Brow | UTSA | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 73 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 73 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 7 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 73 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 73 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| 73 | Teddy Hoffmann | NC State | FR | WR | 6 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 73 | Miles Coleman | N Texas | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 73 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.5 |
| 73 | Sean Patrick | Akron | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 73 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| 73 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 97 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 97 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 97 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.5 |
| 97 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |