2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Carlos Hernandez Wk Forest JR WR 1 3 124 41.33 1 3.0 124.0
2 Nathan Acevedo SDSU JR WR 1 2 63 31.50 1 2.0 63.0
3 Ryan Niblett Texas SO WR 6 7 146 20.86 1 1.2 24.3
4 Manny Covey Cincinnati SO RB 4 6 114 19.00 0 1.5 28.5
5 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma JR WR 5 7 97 13.86 0 1.4 19.4
6 Vicari Swain S Carolina SO DB 5 6 83 13.83 0 1.2 16.6
7 Zachariah Branch Georgia JR WR 5 6 77 12.83 0 1.2 15.4
8 Caullin Lacy Louisville SR WR 3 7 79 11.29 0 2.3 26.3
9 Malachi Toney Miami (Fl) FR WR 5 11 120 10.91 0 2.2 24.0
10 Javarius Green N Carolina FR WR 2 4 43 10.75 0 2.0 21.5
11 Jaylen Thomas SJSU FR DB 1 2 21 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
12 KC Concepcion Texas A&M JR WR 3 6 58 9.67 0 2.0 19.3
13 Josh Cameron Baylor SR WR 3 7 63 9.00 0 2.3 21.0
14 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 4 7 57 8.14 0 1.8 14.3
15 Jacob De Jesus California SR WR 1 3 20 6.67 0 3.0 20.0
16 David Amador II UTSA SO WR 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
17 Peyton Higgins Troy SR WR 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
17 Isaiah Spencer Va Tech JR WR 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
19 Parker Kingston BYU JR WR 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
20 Boo Carter Tennessee SO DB 3 4 15 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
21 Zion Booker Tulsa JR WR 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
22 Sutton Smith Memphis JR RB 2 4 14 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
22 Malcolm Simmons Auburn SO WR 5 8 28 3.50 0 1.6 5.6
24 Eric Willis III UTEP SR WR 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
25 Kyler Pearson ECU SR WR 2 3 6 2.00 0 1.5 3.0

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.