2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 10/08/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 1 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Jackson Harper | UConn | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.7 |
| 14 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 14 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 18 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 18 | Lloyd Benson III | Army | JR | SB | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 18 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 18 | Robert Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 18 | Zion Booker | Tulsa | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 25 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 25 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 25 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 25 | Marcus Bellon | Nevada | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 25 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 25 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Jeremiah Patterson | Arizona | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Tucker Holloway | Va Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 25 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 25 | Michael Scott | James Mad | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 25 | Jairus Mack | Western Ky | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 25 | Teddy Hoffmann | NC State | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -9.0 |
| 56 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 56 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 56 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 56 | Tommy Maher | CSU | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 56 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 61 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 61 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 61 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 61 | Tyson Thompson | Rice | SR | SLT | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 61 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 61 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 61 | Iverson Hooks | UAB | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 68 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 68 | Samuel Baddoo | U Mass | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 70 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 70 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 70 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 70 | Loghan Thomas | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 70 | Jake Thaw | Delaware | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 70 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 70 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 70 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 70 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 70 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 70 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 70 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 70 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 70 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 70 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 70 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Kyre Duplessis | Delaware | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 70 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -5.5 |
| 94 | Juan Salas | EMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 95 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 95 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 95 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 95 | Dagan Myers | CSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 95 | Garrett Harstad | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 95 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.