2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 2 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 8 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 10 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 10 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 10 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Jaylin Lucas | FSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Austin Brawley | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Josh Dallas | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 10 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |
| 34 | Loghan Thomas | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.