2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 43.0 |
| 2 | Bryant Wesco, Jr. | Clemson | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Eric Rivers | Ga Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Zion Booker | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 37.7 |
| 12 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Kyler Pearson | ECU | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 17 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.6 |
| 20 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| 22 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 22 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 22 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 22 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 22 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 22 | TK King | NMSU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 22 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 22 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 22 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 22 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 22 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 22 | Austin Brawley | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 44 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 22.5 |
| 44 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 44 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 47 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 47 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 47 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 47 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 51 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 52 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 85 | 85.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 42.5 |
| 52 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 52 | Ryan Williams | Alabama | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 52 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 52 | Zavion Thomas | LSU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 52 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 52 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 52 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | ODU | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 52 | Charlie Comella | BC | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 52 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 52 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 52 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Joshua Porter | S Florida | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -4.5 |
| 67 | Liam Thorpe | Stanford | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 67 | Terrell Anderson | NC State | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 69 | Loghan Thomas | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 69 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 69 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 69 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 69 | Sacovie White-Helton | Georgia | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 69 | Que'Sean Brown | Duke | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 69 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 69 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 69 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 69 | Ja'Mori Maclin | Kentucky | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 69 | Jaylin Lucas | FSU | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 69 | Anthony Evans III | Miss St | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 69 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 69 | Javon Robinson | Georgia St | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 69 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 85 | Teddy Hoffmann | NC State | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 85 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 85 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 85 | Antonio Meeks | Louisville | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 85 | Kendrick Law | Kentucky | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Taylor Spierto | Florida | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.